Split Pea Soup

                      1 Tablespoon Oil
                      1/3 Cup Onion, finely chopped
                      1/3 Cup Celery, finely chopped
                      1/2 Cup Carrot finely chopped
                      1 clove garlic, minced
                      8 Cups Vegetable stock
                      2 Cups Split Peas, rinsed
                      1 Ham Hock
                      1 Bay Leaf
                      Salt and Pepper to taste


                     Add oil to pressure cooker, sauté onions,
                     celery and carrots for 5 minutes, add garlic
                     and sauté for 30 seconds. Add stock and split
                     peas and stir well.  Add ham hock and bay leaf.
                     Seal pressure cooker and cook at pressure for
                     12 minutes, release pressure naturally. Remove
                     ham hock and bay leaf.  Use an immersion
                     blender to make soup smooth (you can leave it
                     chunky if you like). Remove meat from ham
                     hock and add back to the pot. Simmer soup to
                     desired thickness.  Salt and Pepper to taste.