Name: Black Eyed Peas Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 10 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 meaty ham hock; 6 cups water; 1 bay leaf; ½ tsp thyme; 6 Bacon; 1 onion; 2 celery ribs; 2 garlic cloves; 1 green bell pepper; 1 lb black eyed peas; 10 oz tomatoes with chilis

How To Make Black Eyed Peas

This black eyed peas recipe is a comforting stew that’s enriched with smoked ham hock and loads of tomatoes, celery, bacon, and various herbs and spices.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 2 hours

Soak Time: 8 hours

Total: 10 hours 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1meaty ham hock,smoked
6cupswater,or low sodium chicken broth
1bay leaf
½tspthyme
6Bacon,slices
1onion,diced
2celery ribs,diced
2garlic cloves,minced
1green bell pepper,diced
1lbblack eyed peas,dry
10oztomatoes with chilis,diced (canned)

Instructions

Rinse black eyed peas and remove any debris. Place in a bowl/pot and soak for 8 hours or overnight.
In a large pot, combine ham hock, chicken broth, bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover for 60 to 80 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a frying pan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and set aside. Cook onion, celery and garlic in bacon grease until slightly tender.
Add onion mixture, black eyed peas and green bell pepper to the pot and simmer an additional 45 to 65 minutes or until black eyed peas are tender. Skim off any foam.
Remove ham hock and cut off any meat from the bone. Add meat back to the pot with the canned tomatoes (undrained), salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer uncovered for an additional 20 minutes or until black eyed peas reach desired consistency.
Discard bay leaf, stir in bacon and season with salt and pepper if needed. Serve over rice with greens.