Ham and Split Pea Soup | Lynca Meats

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 ribs celery, diced
• ½ onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 pound dried split peas, rinsed
• 1 pound ham, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 2 ½ cups water
• salt and ground black pepper to taste