Brewsters Black Eyed Peas
Created by Dee Ben on March 13, 2024
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 1d
- Cook Time: 3h
- Recipe #42523
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons bacon grease
- 1 cup onion, chopped fine
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 8 cups water
- 1 pound dried black eyed peas
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 12 ounces ham, cubed (1-1/2 cups)
- 1 pound smoked pork ham hock
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
How to Make
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Step 1: Pick over beans.
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Step 2: Wash and then soak overnight in 8 cups water.
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Step 3: Drain.
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Step 4: In large stock pot, saute the onions and garlic in bacon grease until just tender.
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Step 5: Place beans in pot and cover with water about 1/2 inch above level of peas.
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Step 6: Stick the cloves in ham hock and add to pot.
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Step 7: Add the rest of the ingredients.
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Step 8: Simmer about two hours or until beans are tender.
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Step 9: Remove the bay leaf, cloves and bones.
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Step 10: Chop up meat from ham hock.
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Step 11: Season to taste.
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Step 12: Better if chilled overnight and reheated the next day.
Nutritional Facts
- 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