• 2 cups of split peas, soaked
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 ham hock or if you have a leftover ham bone
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup diced potatoes
• 1 small fully cooked hamsteak , diced ( or leftover ham )
• salt & pepper

Melt butter in a large soup pot. Saute vegetables until tender. Stir in peas and ham hock. Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Simmer for 45 min. Add in potatoes and diced ham steak and simmerfor an additional 30 mins until the potatoes are cooked and the split peas have dissolved into the soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste.