Name: Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Dried black-eyed peas - 1 pound; Smoked ham hocks, or more to taste - 3; Water, plus more as needed - 6 cups; Onion, chopped small - 1; Garlic, crushed - 1 large clove; Red pepper flakes - ¼ teaspoon; White sugar - ⅛ teaspoon; Salt to taste - ⅛ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas

1. Dried black-eyed peas 1 pound

2. Smoked ham hocks, or more to taste 3

3. Water, plus more as needed 6 cups

4. Onion, chopped small 1

5. Garlic, crushed 1 large clove

6. Red pepper flakes ¼ teaspoon

7. White sugar ⅛ teaspoon

8. Salt to taste ⅛ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas

1 . Stage

Put black-eyed peas into a large container with enough cool water to cover by a few inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.

4 . Stage

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.

5 . Stage

Cook on Low for 14 hours. Season with salt.