Nutritious Winter Warming Soup

Ingredients:

1 pack celery

2 turnips

1 large red pepper

1/2 cup split peas

1 eisbein or boston butt or similar, smoked

1 large onion

2 tbs olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Wash and chop vegetables.

Add oil to pot and then vegetables.

Allow to sautee to give veggies some colour.

Add meat and brown.

Add split peas and add just enough water to cover veggies/meat 3/4 way up.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Allow to cook on stove or place in haybag overnight.

Using a hand blender, blend half the mixture and allow the other half to be chunky.