Recipe: Swedish Style Pea Soup (using yellow split peas) (crock pot)

Swedish Style Pea Soup (using yellow split peas) (crock pot)
Source: Eileen Lamparelli
Yield: 6 servings

1 cup yellow split peas
1 meaty ham hock
2 quart water
1/2 tsp dry mustard
4 carrots; diced
1 onion; diced
salt and pepper; to taste
2 tbsp dry sherry (optional)

Soak the peas overnight and drain.
Place in the crockpot along with the ham hock, water, mustard, carrots and onion.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 12 hours.
When the peas are tender, mash lightly with a spoon.
Add salt and pepper and if desired the sherry.
Heat about 30 minutes more.
Sometimes I cook this overnight and just heat up when it's time to eat.