german pea soup Recipe

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion minced
• 1\2 cup bean bacon
• 1 leak, white and pale green part only, cut in half lenghwise and sliced into half moons
• 1 medium carrot diced
• 1\2 small celery root, diced
• 1 tbsp fresh marjoram minced
• salt
• 1 1\2 cups dried split green or yellow peas
• 5-6 cups broth
• 3 medium yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
• pepper to taste
• leftover coked up ham or any other baked ham about 1 cup

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