Crock Pot Curried Split Pea Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dried split peas, rinsed and drained
• 1 lb smoked lamb hocks or 1 lb ham bone
• 1 1/2 cups cooked ham, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, coarsely chopped
• 3 -4 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 tablespoon dried marjoram, crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine split peas, lamb hocks, ham, celery, onion, carrot, curry powder, marjoram, bay leaves, and pepper. stir in the water.
• 2 cover and cook on low-heat setting for 9 to 11 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours.
• 3 discard bay leaves.
• 4 remove lamb hocks.
• 5 when lamb hocks are cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones.
• 6 coarsely chop meat.
• 7 return meat to soup.