Black-eyed Peas and Ham Hocks

Name: Black-eyed Peas and Ham Hocks
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 454 grams dry black-eyed peas; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 5 servings salt to taste; 2 smoked ham hocks; 710 milliliters water

Black-eyed Peas and Ham Hocks might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 278 calories, 22g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 5. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours. If you have bay leaf, water, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Rinse dried peas thoroughly, sorting any tiny pebbles or other debris.

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Dried Peas

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.

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Ham Hock