Split Pea and Ham Soup

• 1 pound split green peas dried
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 5 cups water
• 1 each ham bone meaty, or 2 smoked ham hocks
• 2 Ribs celery diced
• 3 tablespoons parsley leaves chpd
• 1/2 teaspoon tarragon leaves
• 1 cup carrots diced
• 1 cup onions diced
• 1 each leeks white only, sliced
• 2 tablespoons sherry dry
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1. Soak and rinse peas 20 mins.
2. In 6 qt pot, combine water, broth and peas; bring to boil.
3. Add ham bone, carrots, celery, leek, tarragon and 1T parsley.
4. Reduce heat to med low; simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 1 hr.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Remove meat from bone; shred.
7. Remove excess fat and return meat to pot.
8. Add sherry, pepper and remaining 2T parsley.
9. Heat.

chicken broth, water, ham bone meaty, celery, parsley, tarragon, carrots, onions, leeks white only, sherry dry, black pepper

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/split-pea-ham-soup-34722 (may not work)