Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Name: Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
Ingredients: 2 cups green split peas, rinsed and picked over; 1 smoked ham hock (1 1/2 lbs); 2 small onions, finely chopped; 2 carrots, diced; 2 celery stalks, diced; 2 to 4 small garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 bay leaves; Lots of freshly ground pepper; 8 cups cold water; Leaves from 3 or 4 fresh thyme sprigs, minced; 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed; 1 tablespoon vinegar, such as rice wine or sherry or apple cider or even plain old distilled vinegar, plus more to taste; Sea salt, to taste

"This slow cooker split pea soup is a comforting, inexpensive meal made with ham and a Crock Pot. It doesn't get any easier than this...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 cups green split peas, rinsed and picked over

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1 smoked ham hock (1 1/2 lbs)

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2 small onions, finely chopped

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2 carrots, diced

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2 celery stalks, diced

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2 to 4 small garlic cloves, thinly sliced

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2 bay leaves

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Lots of freshly ground pepper

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8 cups cold water

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Leaves from 3 or 4 fresh thyme sprigs, minced

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1 cup frozen green peas, thawed

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1 tablespoon vinegar, such as rice wine or sherry or apple cider or even plain old distilled vinegar, plus more to taste

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Sea salt, to taste

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