Split Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup split peas
5 cups chicken stock
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
salt
pepper
tarragon

Preparation

Put all ingredients in pot; heat to boiling.
Lower heat to simmer; simmer uncovered for 1 hour.
Pour into blender in batches or use hand blender to puree all. return to stove to heat through.
Stir in barley, if using. May be garnished w/bacon, croutons, sour cream, etc., but good on its own.