Black-Eyed Peas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried black-eyed peas
8 c. (2 qt.) water
1/2 lb. ham hock
1 c. chopped onion
1 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. Tabasco sauce

Preparation

Rinse peas and add 1 quart of water.
Heat to boiling and let stand 2 hours.
Put ham hock in 1 quart of water and simmer 1 hour.
Add ham hock in cooking liquid with onion, salt and Tabasco to peas.
Cover.
Cook 2 hours until tender.
Remove meat from bone.
Return to peas.
Yields 8 servings.
Has 250 calories.