Split Pea Soup with Ham

Name: Split Pea Soup with Ham
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 large onion, chopped fine; salt and pepper; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 5 cups water; 2 cups chicken stock; 1lb ham in large pieces; 1 ham bone (optional); 1lb green split peas, picked over and rinsed; 3 slices thick-cut bacon; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces; 1 celery rib, cut into 1/2" pieces; 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Split Pea Soup with Ham was pinched from <a href="http://12tomatoes.com/2014/04/soup-recipe-split-pea-soup-with-ham.html" target="_blank">12tomatoes.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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2 tablespoons unsalted butter

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1 large onion, chopped fine

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salt and pepper

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3 cloves garlic, minced

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5 cups water

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2 cups chicken stock

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1lb ham in large pieces

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1 ham bone (optional)

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1lb green split peas, picked over and rinsed

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3 slices thick-cut bacon

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2 sprigs fresh thyme

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2 bay leaves

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2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces

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1 celery rib, cut into 1/2" pieces

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2 teaspoons lemon juice

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