This black eyed peas recipe is a pot of black-eyed peas simmered with onion and a ham hock. It is not a bean salad or hoppin john with rice.
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Black Eyed Peas
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Black Eyed Peas. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound (450g) dried black-eyed peas, rinsed
- 1 smoked ham hock
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 6 cups (1.4L) water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Cover the peas with water in a pot. Add the hock, onion, garlic, pepper, and bay.
- Simmer 40 to 50 minutes, until the peas are tender. Salt near the end.
- Pull the meat off the hock and stir it back in. Remove the bay.
Notes
Salt at the end. Early salt can keep the peas firm.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Peas
Dried and rinsed. Canned peas only need a short warm-up and no hour of simmering.
Hock
The smoke. A few slices of bacon work.
Bay
One, out before serving.
Water
They should stay just covered.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Storage
Fridge, 4 days.
Rice
On the side, not stirred in.
Vinegar
A teaspoon in the bowl if you want it sharper.
Greens
A handful of washed greens in the last 10 minutes.
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