Name: Hawg Wild Black-Eyed Peas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Dried black-eyed peas - 2 pounds; Smoked pork jowl, cut into 4 pieces - 1 ½ pounds; Tasso ham, cut into 1/2-inch pieces - 1 pound; Onion, chopped - 1; Celery - 1 stalk; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Bay leaves - 3; Dried parsley - 1 tablespoon; Dried basil - 1 tablespoon; Worcestershire sauce - 1 tablespoon; Bacon - 8 strips; Chopped onion - 2 cups; Chopped celery - 2 cups; Chopped green bell pepper - 2 cups; Garlic, minced - 3 cloves; Diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®), drained - 2 (10 ounce) cans; Smoked andouille sausage, sliced on the bias - 1 ½ pounds; White sugar - 1 ½ tablespoons; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 ½ tablespoons

Ingredients for - Hawg Wild Black-Eyed Peas

1. Dried black-eyed peas 2 pounds

2. Smoked pork jowl, cut into 4 pieces 1 ½ pounds

3. Tasso ham, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 pound

4. Onion, chopped 1

5. Celery 1 stalk

6. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

7. Bay leaves 3

8. Dried parsley 1 tablespoon

9. Dried basil 1 tablespoon

10. Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon

11. Bacon 8 strips

12. Chopped onion 2 cups

13. Chopped celery 2 cups

14. Chopped green bell pepper 2 cups

15. Garlic, minced 3 cloves

16. Diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®), drained 2 (10 ounce) cans

17. Smoked andouille sausage, sliced on the bias 1 ½ pounds

18. White sugar 1 ½ tablespoons

19. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 ½ tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Hawg Wild Black-Eyed Peas

1 . Stage

Place black-eyed peas into a large bowl and cover with several inches of cool water; soak 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.

2 . Stage

Place black-eyed peas into a large pot and fill with water 1/2-inch above the peas; bring to a simmer. Add pork jowl, tasso ham, 1 chopped onion, 1 stalk celery, 2 cloves minced garlic, bay leaves, parsley, basil, and Worcestershire sauce; cook at a simmer until peas are tender, 2 to 3 hours.

3 . Stage

Remove and discard pork jowl, celery stalk, and bay leaves from the pea mixture.

4 . Stage

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, leaving 2 to 3 tablespoons bacon drippings in the skillet. Crumble bacon when cooled.

5 . Stage

Cook and stir 2 cups onion, 2 cups celery, green bell pepper, and 3 cloves garlic in the hot bacon drippings over medium heat until onion is tender, about 10 minutes.

6 . Stage

Mix onion mixture, tomatoes with green chiles, bacon, and andouille sausage into pea mixture. Season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer pea mixture until flavors have blended, 1 1/2 hours.