Pea Soup With Chorizo And Chipotle Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 celery, sliced
2 medium potatoes, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 - 1 teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf
1/2 lb chorizo sausage, sliced browned and grease discarded
1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas
salt & pepper
1 -2 chipotle chile in adobo, diced your choice to remove seeds
hot sauce (optional)

Preparation

In a large pot heat oil add onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and carrot saute for 5 minutes add garlic, oregano, bay leaf, salt, pepper 1-2 minutes. Add sausage, chipotles, peas, and cover with enough water to completely submerge all ingredients by a couple inches.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 3-4 hours, until thickened be sure to stir throughout the cooking. The longer you cook it the thicker it gets.
Season with hot pepper sauce and black pepper.
Optional-Blend all but meat in a blender to smooth out.
Garnish with croutons and or sausage slices.