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Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

Black-Eyed Peas are a Southern tradition cooked low and slow with smoky pork, a few simple spices and this delicious country fare will be bringing you good luck and tantalize your taste buds all year round.
Author: Nikki Lee
Servings: 12 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Fresh or Frozen Black-Eyed Peas Or 1 pound dried peas
  • 4 slices bacon cut in pieces
  • 1 Ham Bone with Meat Ham Hock or Shank
  • ¼ cup yellow onion diced
  • ½ tsp garlic minced
  • 1 ½ tsp salt or to taste
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 32 ounces chicken stock or broth or more as needed to cover beans or add to beans

Instructions

  • Pre Soak beans if using dry beans.
  • In a large Dutch oven, saute bacon for 1 to 2 minutes. Add in onion and saute until translucent, about 1 minute. Add garlic and saute 1 minute.
  • Add in ham bone, black-eyed peas, salt, pepper, and chicken stock to cover peas. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours or until tender and flavorful stirring occasionally.Add water or more chicken stock as needed if peas cook out to much liquid).
  • Serve with spicy vinegar or hot sauce as desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 604mg | Potassium: 239mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 2mg