Black-eyed pea and ham hock soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Black-eyed peas
Lard; as needed
2 Onions; diced
2 Carrots; diced
4 Celery stalks; diced
8 Ham hocks
8 cups Chicken or pork stock
Salt and pepper

Directions

Wash and pick over peas and soak overnight. In the morning discard tiny floating peas and drain. Add stock and simmer 1½ hours. Meanwhile sweat onion, carrot and celery in lard until soft. Add vegetables and hock to the peas and continue to simmer 1 hour. Taste for salt and pepper.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings CHEF DU JOUR JACK MCDAVID SHOW #DJ9180 Recipe by: Jack McDavid

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #816 by Holly Butman <butma001@...> on Sep 28, 1997

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