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Grandma's Soul Food Kitchen
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Serving Size = 10
Originator = Thelma Marcella Bratcher-RogersBlack-Eyed Peas w/Ham Hocks
Ingredients
1lb dried package of Black-Eyed Peas
1 package of smoked ham hocks
1 large onion
1 celery stalk
1 teaspoons seasoning salt
1 teaspoons black pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 strips bacon
Cooking Instructions
Wash ham hocks thoroughly. Place in large pot and barely cover with water
Wash black-eyed peas at least three times and place in water with ham hocks
Place all spices in pot.
Cut up onion and place in pot
Cook at high temperature for 20 minutes. This is to make the broth thick
Cut up salary and place in pot.
Cut up bacon and place in pot
Cook for an additional 1 1/2 hour at low temperature. Taste broth and you may add additional seasoning, depending upon your taste
Suggestions: Serve with rice and corn bread
Some people cut up a small amount of Okra and cook with black eyed peas the last 20 minutes of cooking
You may also substitute ham hocks with smoked ribs or sausage
Many black people sprinkle vinegar or hot sauce over the individual plate for an added spicy taste
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History
Black-eyed Peas were eaten particularly on New Year's Day by
Slaves hoping for a better year. Slaves made this a custom because it
meant by eating this dish, it was considered good luck and therefore your
year would be profitable.
To the slave, that meant that they would not be sold, breaking up their family or if they were owned by a cruel slave master, that they would be sold to someone that would treat them better.
This tradition of eating Black-Eyed Peas on New Year's Day continued throughout the years. Black people today still carried on the tradition of their fore-fathers by celebrating the New Years with this tasty dish..