Yield: 6 to 8 servings. 2 medium ham hocks, 1 large ham >hock or a ham bone with ham >left on it> 1 pound dried black-eyed peas> Ground black pepper, optional> 1 to 2 onions, sliced> Hot ...

1 pound fresh black-eyed peas 1 smoked ham hock—you can also use bacon 1 medium onion diced Water 3 Tbsp. butter In a medium sauce pan, saute onion and ham hock for 3 to 5 minutes. Add about 4 cups of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I can vividly remember eating black-eyed peas for the first time, sitting down at a long table in the house where I grew up in ...

You don't need to live in the South and it doesn't need to be New Year's Day to enjoy savory, earthy black-eyed peas, though they are customary for the occasion since they resemble coins and symbolize ...

A type of bean that traveled with slaves from West Africa to the West Indies in the 1600s would become among the few items in the diets of African American slaves and a staple on my family’s table ...

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There are all sorts of traditions that ring in the new year, but I can’t think of one tastier than the custom of eating black-eyed peas, collard greens, and cornbread on Jan. 1. Those dishes encompass ...

Traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day across the South, black-eyed peas and collard greens symbolize luck and money in the coming year. Since the legumes swell when cooked, they symbolize prosperity ...

Ham hocks come in both smoked and unsmoked form. That may not seem like much of a difference, but this is why you'd want to choose one over the other.

I can vividly remember eating black-eyed peas for the first time, sitting down at a long table in the house where I grew up in Louisiana. Usually, it's hard to date such an early, hazy childhood ...