Black eyed peas with ham hocks!!!

[Love Life]

Love me some dirt peas. I have a crockpot on now full of black eyed peas and ham hocks.

2 cups dried black eyed peas hydrated overnight
6 cups water
2 ham hocks (1.5 lbs total-ish)
a quartered onion
Garlic cloves
thyme
Bay leaves
fresh cracked black pepper
Salt

Put in crock pot on high for 4 hours or so. At the end, pull the hocks and debone/fat. Add meat back to the peas.

Have rice, collard greens, and pan cornbread ready for when it's done! Mmmmmm......

I like to have some fresh sliced onions and pickled jalapenos on the side.

[fatnhappy]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

good stuff in a dutch oven BTW.

[quilbilly]

That is a terrible thing to describe in an old Southern boy in the Pac NW. I think we have a bag of those dried peas around here somewhere.

[Love Life]

Just pulled the hocks out, deboned them, chopped, and added back in. I'm going to have a small bowl tonight, some with breakfast, and then eat them over rice for lunch.

Skins and fat went to the boxer.

[Bzcraig]

Outstanding except for them nasty collard greens!

[Love Life]

Here it is in all of it's glory. Some people like to pour the peas over rice. I like to throw a big scoop of rice on top of my peas. This dish is cheap, hearty, and quite delicious. I have a big crockpot full that'll feed the family for 2 days. Important things to keep in mind:

A) Use smoked ham hocks
B) Do not use diced ham...
C) Add whatever else you want to your taste.

[762 shooter]

Nice!!! LL

One day when you are feeling frisky, put a dollop of stewed tomatoes in that bowl.

Good gracious, Lord a mercy, I do declare, bless your heart.

762

[williamwaco]

What time should I get there?

[Love Life]

Dinner is at 1730 sharp. No electronics allowed and be prepared to talk about your day and one thing you learned that day and how it can be beneficial to know it.

[uncle joe]

If I had to guess i'd say youins wuz from the south...dont' forget the chowchow

[Boaz]

Sure nothin wrong with that , do you crumble the cornbread in the peas of have it on the side ?

[JWFilips]

Here it is in all of it's glory. Some people like to pour the peas over rice. I like to throw a big scoop of rice on top of my peas. This dish is cheap, hearty, and quite delicious. I have a big crockpot full that'll feed the family for 2 days. Important things to keep in mind:

A) Use smoked ham hocks
B) Do not use diced ham...
C) Add whatever else you want to your taste.

Yeah! You served it the way I likes It! Bet it was great!
Jim

[gwpercle]

You sure know how to fling a craving on a fellow....now I got to stop by the market and get the fixing's.
Gary

[JWFilips]

When I was a young lad my folks used to get "Government Surplus" Guess we were poor or something? Anyway The quantity of Black Eyed peas they sent was enough to feed an army. Guess my mom didn't know much about them and would trade them to the neighbor for fresh vegetables from their large garden. Then when we moved away to a far far worse place to live she didn't know what to do with them but by now my Culinary interested started to show so I said to her let's just boil them up an see how they taste! From that time fourth we aways used every bit we got! They do have a subtile but unique flavor In stews and with gravies are my favorite ways

[marlin39a]

Just had a bowl for breakfast. Got to make some cornbread now.

[Shiloh]

Only two hammocks??

SHiloh

[Taylor]

You live close by?

Love collards too,just can't cook'em right.

[Love Life]

I'm down in the gnat line. Love me some collards, mustard, and turnip greens. They are an all day cooking item though and I like to cook them on the stove top.

[frankenfab]

Beans, beans........oh, well, never mind.

I have made a crock pot full the last 2 Sundays. Last week, I bought and braised beef shanks for the first time, and used the leftovers the next day in a pot of white beans.

Today it was 15 bean soup mix, because it was the oldest in the pantry. I did use ham hocks today! Wonderful.

When I am to lazy to break down the hocks, I use the Bryan smoked pork chops.

Beans, peas, lentils, whatever, I always make Jalapeño corn bread, cut a block of cheese in to 3/4" square strips, and have a bottle of the pepper sauce with the little yellow peppers on hand.

[jabo52521]

THAT'S IT. Cant take it anymore. Heading to the store for some collard greens and smoked ham hocks. If I gain weight its y'alls fault. Thanks fellas.