CROCK POT BLACK EYED PEAS

Happy New Year everyone! I can’t believe 2013 is over. It was New Year’s Eve and I was taking a friend of mine to the airport when she figured out she couldn’t get her suitcase closed. Now mind you this was my friend who the previous New Year’s Eve talked me in to starting this blog. So as I waited for her to repack her bag she came out with HEB tortillas and a big ham bone. The tortillas found a spot but the ham bone was destined for the trash. Well I knew I couldn’t let a perfectly succulent ham bone go to waste so I quickly snatched it up and declared it for a new recipe I wanted to try.  Crock Pot Black Eyed Peas. Couldn’t be more perfect for New Year’ Day. So I stopped by the store on my way home and picked up the dried beans and cilantro and cooked the peas in the crock pot all night. So while I was waiting for 2014 to roll in my house smelled wonderful. I woke up the next morning at 5 am and wanted peas for breakfast. That was a first. They were perfectly cooked and the ham had fallen of the bone. I scooped them out of the crock pot, put them in a Tupperware bowl and took them took work. My co –workers were pleasantly surprised and we all enjoyed a little good luck for the New Year! I know this a little late for New Year’s Day but it’s never too late to try this recipe especially since we are experiencing this polar vortex. In Texas they have asked everyone to conserve energy. I did my part today by cooking in my crock pot instead of using my oven. Hope everyone stays safe and warm.  

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

½ lb. of black eyed peas
½ lb. of kidney beans
½ lb. of northern beans
1 can of corn
1 ham bone or 1 1/2 – 2 cups of cooked chopped ham
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup of chopped cilantro
½ cup of chopped onions (optional if you don’t like onions)

DIRECTIONS:

Wash the beans and peas to get the dirt and any stones out. Then quick soak the beans and peas in boiling water for 2 minutes and allow them to sit in the hot water for an hour. After an hour pour off the water and add the beans and peas to the crock pot. Add your ham bone or cooked ham. Salt and pepper to taste, then add enough water to cover the beans and peas, Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir the corn, onions, and cilantro about 20 minutes before serving.