Crock Pot Curried Split Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried split peas, rinsed and drained
1 lb smoked pork 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

Preparation

In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine split peas, pork hocks, ham, celery, onion, carrot, curry powder, marjoram, bay leaves, and pepper. Stir in the water.
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.
Discard bay leaves.
Remove pork hocks.
When pork hocks are cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones.
Coarsely chop meat.
Return meat to soup.