Split Pea with Bacon

Ingredients

1 tsp. Garlic in Oil
2 quarts prepared Chicken Base of your choice
2 lbs. potatoes, peeled and medium diced
2 lbs. split peas
1 bay leaf
½ tsp. thyme
6-8 oz. bacon, small diced
1 medium onion, very small diced
1 rib celery, very small diced
1 carrot, julienne
2 quarts prepared Ham Base

Instructions

(yields 1¼ gallons)

Sauté the bacon until crisp. Remove from fat and reserve for later use. Sauté the onion, celery, carrot and Garlic in Oil in the bacon fat. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for about 45 minutes, or until peas are tender. Remove the bay leaf and serve topped with the crisp bacon.