The vegan split pea soup that saved my marriage

Not really! My marriage is fine. Unless someone else can make a better split pea soup. According to my husband, this surpassed Anderson's... If you know split pea soup, you know what I am talking about. However, I took the base from food.com, so I will not take all the credit. I just took an amazing base and added the "ham hock" base that even vegetarians know and love. Enjoy!

• 16ounces split peas
• 4medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 -1 ¹⁄₂cup white onion, chopped
• 2garlic cloves, smashed
• 1bay leaf
• 1tablespoon salt
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ¼ teaspoon old hickory smoked salt
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 6cups hot water

DIRECTIONS

1.   Layer ingredients in order listed above. Do not stir

2.   Cover and cook until peas are soft High: 4-5 hours or Low: 8-10 hours

3.   Remove bay leaf and garlic (if it has held together) before serving.

4.   Boom! Enjoy!