Black-eyed Pea Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb black-eyed peas
• 1 1/2 quarts water
• 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1 small smoked ham hock
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 1/4 stalk celery, finely diced
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 soak peas in water overnight.
• 2 combine stock,sherry and ham hock in large saucepan and bring to boil.
• 3 add onion,celery,bay leaf and garlic and boil until onion is soft, about 15 minutes.
• 4 drain peas, add to soup and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
• 5 if desired, remove ham hock, let cool, dice meat and add back to soup.
• 6 season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.