dutch split pea soup- aruban style

Ingredients

• 2 tablespo - olive oil
• 2 - onions, diced
• 2-3 - stalks of celery with the leaves diced
• 1 cup - diced carrot (about 2 carrots)
• 2 cloves - garlic minced
• 12 cups water
• 2 cups green split peas (one pound bag)
• 3-4 - bay leaves, dried
• 1 - 1-2 lb smoked butt or ham hocks or ham bone. do not used a ham that was infused with honey or brown sugar.
• 1 pkg - smoked turkey sausage (low fat) sliced into medallions