Down-home Black-eyed Peas

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups dry black-eyed peas
• 12 cups water
• 3 pounds smoked ham hocks
• 1 1/4 cups chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced okra, thawed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs


• pick over the peas, rinse them, and place them in a large dutch oven or soup pot with the water. bring the beans to a boil for 2 minutes. remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
• stir in the ham hocks, onion, celery, salt, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf; bring to a boil, cover the pot, and simmer until the ham hocks are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. stir in the okra and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. remove and discard bay leaf before serving.