Brewsters Black Eyed Peas
"Serve with cornbread."
Original is 8 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (404.2 g)
- Calories 506.6
- Total Fat - 41.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.5 g
- Cholesterol - 43.7 mg
- Sodium - 1278.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.4 g
- Sugars - 3 g
- Protein - 29 g
- Calcium - 54.1 mg
- Iron - 2.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Pick over beans.
Step 2
Wash and then soak overnight in 8 cups water.
Step 3
Drain.
Step 4
In large stock pot, saute the onions and garlic in bacon grease until just tender.
Step 5
Place beans in pot and cover with water about 1/2 inch above level of peas.
Step 6
Stick the cloves in ham hock and add to pot.
Step 7
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Step 8
Simmer about two hours or until beans are tender.
Step 9
Remove the bay leaf, cloves and bones.
Step 10
Chop up meat from ham hock.
Step 11
Season to taste.
Step 12
Better if chilled overnight and reheated the next day.
Tips
No special items needed.