Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 cups water (ham or chicken stock)
1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsed and sorted (2 1/4 Cups)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 medium carrots, cut into 1/4 inch slices (1 1/2 Cups)
2 stalks celery, finely chopped (1 Cup)
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 2 lbs ham shanks or 2 lbs smoked pork hocks

Preparation

Mix all ingredients except ham in 5 qt slow cooker, then add ham.
Cover and cook on low heat 8 to 10 hrs or on high heat 6 to 7 hours until peas are tender Remove ham from cooker; place on cutting board.
Pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin.
Stir ham into soup.
Stir well before serving.