Pea And Ham Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil
2 None onions, chopped
1 None ham hock (about 800 grams)
2 1/2 cups green split peas, rinsed and drained
2 None bay leaves
2 None carrots, diced
2 None celery sticks, diced
1/4 cup chopped parsley

Preparation

Heat oil in a large saucepan on high heat. Saute onion for 4-5 mins until tender. Add 2 1/2 quarts water, ham, peas and bay leaves.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 1 hour. Remove lid. Simmer 30 mins. Remove ham hock.
Add carrot and celery. Simmer 40-45 mins until vegetables and peas are tender. Remove bay leaves and discard.
Remove rind from hock and discard. Pull meat from bone and coarsely chop. Return to pan. Season to taste.
Serve soup topped with parsley.