Texas Zesty Black Eyed Peas Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pound cleaned and sorted dry black eye peas
• 6 c. cool water
• 1 whole med. onion
• diced
• 1 whole med. green bell pepper
• diced
• 1/2 of a whole garlic
• finely diced
• 2 smoked ham hocks
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper (add in to taste)
• 1 level tbsp. table salt (add in to taste)
• Optional: 1 lg. cooked jalapeno pepper
• diced

Instructions

1. Put all of above in an electric crockpot.
2. Set on low setting for 6 hrs or possibly overnight.
3. Remove bones and skins, scrape fat off skin and put meat and fat back into pot.
4. Cook on low for 1 hour and serve.