Name: Snert (Split Pea Soup)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Dried split peas - 1 (14 ounce) bag; Ham hock - 1; Bacon, chopped - 3 slices; Chicken broth - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans; Water, plus more as needed - 3 ½ cups; Potatoes, peeled and diced - 4 small; Carrots, peeled and diced - 2; Leek, diced - 1; Onion, diced - ½ large; Celery with leaves, stalks diced and leaves chopped - 2 stalks; Garlic, diced - 1 clove; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Dried thyme - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon; Ground cloves - ¼ teaspoon; Smoked sausage, sliced - 1 (1 pound) package

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Snert (Split Pea Soup)

1. Dried split peas - 1 (14 ounce) bag

2. Ham hock - 1

3. Bacon, chopped - 3 slices

4. Chicken broth - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans

5. Water, plus more as needed - 3 ½ cups

6. Potatoes, peeled and diced - 4 small

7. Carrots, peeled and diced - 2

8. Leek, diced - 1

9. Onion, diced - ½ large

10. Celery with leaves, stalks diced and leaves chopped - 2 stalks

11. Garlic, diced - 1 clove

12. Salt - ½ teaspoon

13. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

14. Dried thyme - ½ teaspoon

15. Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon

16. Ground cloves - ¼ teaspoon

17. Smoked sausage, sliced - 1 (1 pound) package

How to cook deliciously - Snert (Split Pea Soup)

1. Stage

Place dried split peas, ham hock, and bacon into slow cooker; pour in chicken broth and 3 1/2 cups water.

2. Stage

Cover cooker and cook on High until peas are tender and broken apart, 3 to 4 hours. Stir in more water as needed to prevent soup from burning on the bottom. Stir occasionally throughout cooking.

3. Stage

Stir potatoes, carrots, leek, onion, celery, and garlic into soup; mix in more water, if needed. Cover and cook soup on High for 2 more hours.

4. Stage

Season with salt, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg, and cloves; mix sausage slices into soup. Cover and cook 2 more hours to blend the flavors.