Pea Or Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups water
2 ham hocks or 2 ham bone, with some meat left on
2 potatoes (cut in 1 inch cubes)
2 carrots (sliced and cut in half)
1 -2 onion (chopped)
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/4 cup soya sauce
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper (I love pepper you may want less)
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 tablespoons beef bouillon (if needed)
3 cups dried split peas or 2 cups dried navy beans
leftover sliced of kielbasa or sausage, for more meat (optional)

Preparation

Simmer hocks or ham bone in water for 2 hours, allow to cool, discard skin from hocks and remove meat from bone placing back in stock.
Add veggies and bring back to a boil and add peas or beans turn to simmer and add spices, soya and worcestershire and bouillon.
Simmer for 2-2 1/2 hours until peas or beans are tender.
The pea soup will be quite thick.
If desired add extra kielbasa or smoked sausage at and and heat through.
Both freeze well but may need a bit of water added when re-heating.