Hearty Split Pea and Ham Soup

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp salted butter
• 2 1/2 C carrots cut into coins
• 2 C chopped sweet yellow onion
• 1 1/2 C coarsely chopped celery
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp dry parsley
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 hearty or lightly trimmed ham bone (see picture in blog post)*
• 1 24 oz bag of rinsed and sorted dried green split peas**
• 9 C water
• 1 1/2 C peeled and diced yellow potatoes
• 1 1/2 C diced ham