Snert (Split Pea Soup)
The Dutch version of split pea soup: Snert! Use the slow cooker for convenience; however, you'll need to stick around to stir and add water as needed."
Ingredients
* 1 (14 ounce) bag dried split peas
* 3 ham hocks or a nice leftover ham bone with some meat on it or add both
* 6 slices bacon, chopped
* 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
* 3 1/2 cups water, plus more as needed
* 4 small potatoes, peeled and diced
* 2 carrots, peeled and diced
* 1 leek, diced
* 1/2 large onion, diced
* 2 stalks celery with leaves, stalks diced and leaves chopped
* 1 clove garlic, diced
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 (1 pound) package smoked sausage, sliced
Directions
* Place dried split peas, ham hock, and bacon into slow cooker; pour in chicken broth and 3 1/2 cups water.
* Cover cooker and cook on High until peas are tender and broken apart, 3 to 4 hours. Stir in more water as needed to prevent soup from burning on the bottom. Stir occasionally throughout cooking.
* Stir potatoes, carrots, leek, onion, celery, and garlic into soup; mix in more water, if needed. Cover and cook soup on High for 2 more hours.
* Season with salt, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg, and cloves; mix sausage slices into soup. Cover and cook 2 more hours to blend the flavors.
* Will take about 7 hrs to cook but so worth it
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