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Black Eyed Peas Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb dry black eyed peas
1 ham hock (or ham bone)
1 Tbs chicken Better Than Bouillon
¼ tsp cumin
salt & ground pepper
Directions:
Directions:
Rinse & drain black eyed peas. Soak in water over night. Drain water from beans the next morning and rinse again. Put beans in crock pot or stock pot and put water 2" above beans. Add ham hock, bouillon, cumin, salt & pepper. Stir. Cover and simmer on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally to make sure beans don't stick to bottom. Pull meat off ham hock bone and add meat back to beans. Throw bone and fat/skin away.

If using crock pot, cook beans on high for 4-6 hours.

Serve over rice.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
It's a family tradition to have this dish on New Years Day. Both my side and your dad's side have this tradition which has been passed down many generations. It is supposed to bring good luck and prosperity for the year; and as dad says, "You'll always have a penny in your pocket." We serve it with rice, corn bread and greens.

 

 

 

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