Flanken Split Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 pounds bone-in flanken (or meat of choice)
• 1 cup Gefen Green Split Peas, checked
• 1 cup Gefen Yellow Split Peas, checked
• 2 large onions, diced
• 6 stalks celery, checked and sliced
• 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, checked and sliced
• 4 carrots, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced or 6 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 12 cups water
• 1/4 cup tomato paste