Split Pea Soup (Caribbean Style) – Antillean Coast

Ingredients

• 200 g yellow split peas
• 1.5 L water
• 1 potato, grated
• 75 g carrots, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp hot pepper sauce (or chili flakes)
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 1 bundle of mixed fresh herbs (thyme, parsley, celery leaves, bay leaf), tied with string