Black-eyed Peas And Ham Hocks

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 3 cups water
• 1 pound dry black-eyed peas
• 2 smoked ham hocks
• salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs


• rinse dried peas thoroughly, sorting any tiny pebbles or other debris.
• in a large stockpot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil with black-eyed peas, ham hocks, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours, or until peas and ham hocks are tender. if ham hocks require further cooking, simmer in water in a separate pot until meat is easily pulled from the bone.
• cool ham hocks and remove all meat from the bone. stir ham into the peas, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed, and serve.