Matt’s Crockpot Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 8 carrots, peeled diced
• 2 pounds green split peas, picked thru and washed
• 12oz bacon, diced
• 4 yellow onions, diced
• 10 cloves of garlic, minced
• Ground black pepper
• Red pepper flakes
• A bay leaf or two
• A little wine
• 2 or 3 c chicken broth
• Smoked paprika, picante or dolce
• Glutemic acid in some form (Maggi, Sazón Goya, MSG, etc.)
• The juice of a large lemon
• Sriracha if desired

Method

1. Put peas and carrots into crockpot. Cover with water and cook on high for 2 hours.
2. Fry bacon, onions and garlic. Add to crockpot.
3. Also add:
   • black pepper
   • red pepper
   • bay
   • wine
   • broth
   • paprika
   • glutemic acid
4. Cook on low all day long until the peas are a thick, smooth paste, the onions disappear and the fatty bits of the bacon are no longer chewy.
5. Add lemon juice when finished cooking.
6. Serve with sriracha, if desired.