Swedish Thursday Soup with split peas and ham

Directions

1. 1. Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pot add the onions and leeks and sweat the veg, covered over a low heat until sweet and soft about 15 minutes. check from time to time to make sure the onions have enough moisture in them to preven them from burning. Add the garlic and saute in the buttery juices for a couple of minutes, then add the stock and split peas.
2. 2. Cook the soup for an hour, then add the diced carrot and celeriac and cook for another 30 minutes. The veg should be soft and the split peas disintegrating.
3. 3. If you've made the stock with a ham shank, then add some of the ham from the bone. otherwise add the cooked pork and heat that through,. or saute bacon on its own fat until browned on all sides then add that to the soup.
4. 4.This soup can be served with sour cream, but is also good without