Cut the pork and bacon into small, bite-sized pieces. Salt and pepper the pork.
750 g pork chops, 250 g bacon, pepper, salt
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive or avocado oil in a large soup pot over medium high heat. Sear the meat on all sides with the bacon until browned. Remove the meat and sauté the onion until starting to brown.
1 onion, 2 tablespoon olive oil
Add back the meat and 2 quarts of water, the peas and the bay leaves and cook for 60 minutes on medium low heat, stirring every 15 minutes or so.
2 bay leaves, 500 g dried peas
In the meantime , prep the remaining vegetables and potatoes by cutting them into medium-sized pieces.
2 carrots, 2 celery stalks, 1 leek, 4 potatoes
Sauté in one tablespoon of oil for a couple of minutes, and then add to the meat and peas. Simmer for 15 more minutes and stir occasionally.
2 tablespoon olive oil
Add a handful of chopped parsley to your split pea soup and season to taste with salt and pepper.
pepper, salt, 1 handful parsley