SLOW COOKER BLACK-EYED PEAS

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas image

Our family was visiting, and we went to Disney World on New Year's Day. I just had to have black-eyed peas before midnight. Make it easy, soak black-eyed peas in the slow cooker overnight. This is a little thinner, like a very rich soup. We really enjoyed it; hope you will too! Hot buttered cornbread and chunky applesauce are my favorites to serve with black-eyed peas.

Provided by PS

Time 23h40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pound dried black-eyed peas
3 smoked ham hocks, or more to taste
6 cups water, plus more as needed
1 onion, chopped small
1 large clove garlic, crushed
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
⅛ teaspoon white sugar
salt to taste

Steps:

Put black-eyed peas into a large container with enough cool water to cover by a few inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.
Put ham hocks into a stockpot with 6 cups water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer until meat is falling off bone, about 90 minutes. Remove ham hocks and reserve for another use. Refrigerate the ham stock, 8 hours to overnight.
Drain and rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly; transfer to a slow cooker. Bury one of the cooked ham hocks in the peas; add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and sugar.
Skim congealed fat from surface of ham stock; discard. Pour stock into slow cooker. Add enough water to cover the peas by 1 1/2 inches.
Cook on Low for 14 hours. Season with salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 801.5 calories, Carbohydrate 74.1 g, Cholesterol 102 mg, Fat 33.1 g, Fiber 13.1 g, Protein 53 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 113.9 mg, Sugar 10.4 g