Southern Black-Eyed Peas

Ingredients

• Blackeye Peas

  Dry black eyed peas - Safeway

  16 oz or 454g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Salt pork

  Pork, cured, raw

  2 oz or 57g

• Garlic

  Raw

  6 cloves, minced or 18g

• Bay leaf

  Spices

  7g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  1 tbsp, ground or 4g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ¼ tsp or 0.08g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  100g

• Smoked Ham Hock

  Freshdirect

  200g

Directions

1. Place peas in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse peas, discarding liquid; set aside., In the same pan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the pork belly, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, pepper flakes and pepper; cook 1 minute longer., Add the broth, ham hocks and peas; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 35-40 minutes or until peas are tender, stirring occasionally and adding additional water if desired., Discard bay leaves. Remove ham hocks; cool slightly. Remove meat from bones if desired; finely chop and return to pan. Discard bones.
2. Recipe by: Taste of Home (source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/southern-black-eyed-peas/)