Split Pea Soup | Duryee.net

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 Lb bacon, sliced and fried, reserve 2 or 3 Tbs of fat from cooking
• 1 16 oz. bag dried split peas, rinsed, picked over for debris
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp EACH yellow curry powder, dried parsley, dried thyme, ground mustard, cumin, and oregano (Double these, and you can go higher still on the cumin and oregano. 😁 )
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 meaty ham bone (with 2 cups of meat on the bone for later), or just sliced ham, no bone
• 6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 3 ribs celery, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 cups Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes