Best 9 Black Eyed Peas With Ham Bone Or Ham Hock Recipes

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**Southern culinary heritage is rich, and it's got soul, especially when it comes to comfort food. Black-eyed peas have been a staple in Southern kitchens for centuries, and when paired with a ham bone or ham hock, they create a hearty, flavorful dish that is perfect for any occasion. Whether you are looking for a simple and traditional recipe or something with a bit more flair, you're sure to find a black-eyed peas with ham bone or ham hock recipe in this collection that will satisfy your cravings.**

**From classic Southern recipes like Black-Eyed Peas with Ham Bone or Hock and Hoppin' John, to more adventurous dishes like Black-Eyed Peas with Andouille Sausage and Collard Greens, this diverse selection of recipes is sure to please everyone. Plus find several vegan and vegetarian options, as well as slow cooker and instant pot recipes for busy weeknights. So gather your ingredients, fire up the stove, and get ready to enjoy some delicious and comforting black-eyed peas with ham bone or ham hock!**

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

CROCK-POT SOUTHERN BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH HAM HOCK



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These no-fuss black-eyed peas are slow cooked with ham hock and some bacon. Serve these black-eyed peas with cornbread for a delicious meal.

Provided by Diana Rattray

Categories     Entree     Dinner     Side Dish     Lunch     Soup

Time 9h15m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound dried black-eyed peas
1 large smoked ham hock
1 large onion (sliced)
2 ribs celery (cleaned, chopped)
2 carrots (peeled, chopped)
2 to 4 strips bacon (diced, cooked)
Cayenne pepper (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or 1 fresh clove garlic, minced)
3 cups water
Kosher salt (to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Place the peas in a large saucepan or Dutch oven and cover with water to at least 3 inches over the peas. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, then simmer for 15 minutes, drain, and reserve.
  • Place the ham hock, onion, celery, carrots, bacon, cayenne pepper, and garlic in the slow cooker. Add 3 cups of water.
  • Cover the ingredients and cook on high for 1 hour.
  • Add the drained peas to the slow cooker.
  • Set the crock pot on low, cover, and cook for 5 to 7 hours, stirring halfway.
  • Once the cooking time is done, remove the ham hock from the pot, pick the meat, and shred it or chop it depending on your preference. Add the meat back to the peas.
  • Taste for seasoning and add kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper as needed. Stir well.
  • Serve the peas with your favorite sides and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 246 kcal, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 11 mg, Fiber 7 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 170 mg, Sugar 5 g, Fat 4 g, ServingSize 6 to 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND HAM HOCKS



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This recipe is in response to 'cutelittlerocker's' request for anything Southern. It is my Mom's recipe, and she was from Arkansas. A portion of the peas may be mashed once cooked, then stirred together with the whole peas and shredded ham hock for a creamier consistency.

Provided by DOUET

Categories     Side Dish     Beans and Peas

Time 2h

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups water
1 pound dry black-eyed peas
2 smoked ham hocks
salt to taste
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 bay leaf

Steps:

  • Rinse dried peas thoroughly, sorting any tiny pebbles or other debris.
  • In a large stockpot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil with black-eyed peas, ham hocks, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours, or until peas and ham hocks are tender. If ham hocks require further cooking, simmer in water in a separate pot until meat is easily pulled from the bone.
  • Cool ham hocks and remove all meat from the bone. Stir ham into the peas, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 516.1 calories, Carbohydrate 54.7 g, Cholesterol 54.4 mg, Fat 18 g, Fiber 9.7 g, Protein 35 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 58.6 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

CROCK POT BLACK-EYED PEAS & HAM



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Not only are these black-eyed peas good, but they're also very easy to make. Cooking the beans with the hambone is key to this recipe. It infuses flavor in the beans. Savory from the ham, these black-eyed peas have a little kick from the Rotel. The whole dish is flavorful. Serve with a slice of cornbread, for a delicious meal to...

Provided by Judith Evans

Categories     Bean Soups

Time 10h20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 lb dried black-eyed peas
2 medium onions, chopped
2 box chicken broth (32 oz each)
2 bay leaves
1 can(s) Rotel original or flavor of your preference, I use Rotel with habaneros (10 oz)
1 ham bone with some meat still on it
2 c bite-sized chunks of ham (from the ham bone plus any extra you want to add)
1 Tbsp garlic powder

Steps:

  • 1. Rinse peas. Drain and place in Crock Pot.
  • 2. Pour in chicken broth. Add water to bring the liquid just to the top of the peas.
  • 3. Bury the ham bone down into the peas. (If you don't have a bone I use chunks of ham and it works just as well.)
  • 4. Add the chopped onion, bay leaves, can of Rotel tomatoes, and garlic powder.
  • 5. Cover and set Crock Pot to low for 8 hrs.
  • 6. At that time, remove bone. Remove any meat from the bone. Cut into bite-sized pieces (you want about two cups total).
  • 7. Add ham to the Crock Pot. Recover and continue to cook for 2 more hours.
  • 8. Remove bay leaves. Serve with cornbread and enjoy!
  • 9. Note: If you do not use a ham bone and have only chunks of ham then just cook on low for 10 hrs and increase the amount of ham to about 3 cups. I use a 6 qt Crock Pot and it is full when all ingredients are added. If you are having trouble with room in the pot you can adjust the liquid to less.

BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH HAM BONE OR HAM HOCK



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This was a common dish served when we were growing up, especially on new year's. Mom would always make these black eyed peas, soft-fried potatoes, cornbread and sliced fresh vegetables. One of my favorite meals to this day. These internet pictures are examples of this recipe.

Provided by Jeanne Benavidez

Categories     Other Main Dishes

Time 3h45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 lb dried black eyed peas
1 ham bone or ham hock
2 qt chicken or vegetable stock
1 medium onion, chopped
1 Tbsp chopped garlic
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp tony chachere's creole seasoning
salt to taste

Steps:

  • 1. Sort the beans and remove any stones or bad beans. Rinse with cold water and set aside.
  • 2. In a stock pot, Bring ham bone or ham hock and 1 quart of stock to a boil; simmer for 1 hour before starting to cook beans.
  • 3. Add the black-eyed peas into pan with pork and add the other quart of stock and enough water to cover the beans by 2 inches.
  • 4. Add black pepper, onion and garlic. Bring back to a boil and simmer 1-1/12 hours or until beans are tender. Add salt. (If you are using ham hock, omit the salt. The ham hock will give the peas a more complex flavor and enough salt.)
  • 5. Allow beans to rest for @ 30 minutes before serving.

BLACK-EYED PEAS & HAM



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Every New Year's Day we have these slow-cooked black-eyed peas to bring good luck for the coming year. -Dawn Legler, Fort Morgan, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 5h20m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 package (16 ounces) dried black-eyed peas, rinsed and sorted
1/2 pound fully cooked boneless ham, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped
5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 large jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 cups water
Minced fresh cilantro, optional
Hot cooked rice

Steps:

  • Soak peas according to package directions., Transfer peas to a 6-qt. slow cooker; add the next 12 ingredients. Cover and cook on low until peas are tender, 5-7 hours. Sprinkle with cilantro if desired. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 386mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 13g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH HAM



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Similar to hoppin' John, this is a great way to turn your New Year's black-eyed peas into a main dish.

Provided by Deb Newell

Time 10h45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 (16 ounce) package dried black-eyed peas
1 (8 ounce) bone-in ham steak
3 slices thick-cut bacon
1 medium onion, diced
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 medium lemon, juiced
2 leaf (blank)s bay leaves
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 ½ cups chicken broth, or as needed to cover
1 ½ cups warm cooked rice
3 stalks green onions, chopped

Steps:

  • Place black-eyed peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight.
  • Drain peas. Dice ham and reserve the bone.
  • Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle. Reserve for garnish.
  • Saute onion and celery in the bacon drippings over medium heat until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Drain the bacon fat and transfer vegetables to a soup pot.
  • Add peas, diced ham, ham bone, tomatoes, lemon juice, bay leaves, Creole seasoning, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cover with chicken broth and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer until peas are soft, about 2 hours. Remove bay leaves and ham bone.
  • Serve over warm rice with crumbled bacon and green onions sprinkled over top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 622.1 calories, Carbohydrate 96.9 g, Cholesterol 35.1 mg, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 15.7 g, Protein 44.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 1752.4 mg, Sugar 12.8 g

BLACK EYED PEAS WITH HAM HOCK RECIPE



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Provided by Chichi Wang

Categories     Side Dish     Entree     Mains

Time 3h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
2 celery stalks, diced
2 garlic cloves
A handful of chile pepper to taste
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 smoked ham hock, about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds
1 pound black eyed peas, rinsed and soaked overnight in cold water, then drained
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Heat the oil in the pot and sweat the onion over medium heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the celery and garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Add the hock and enough water to cover the hock completely. Add the chile peppers, bay leaf, thyme, and pepper. Bring the water to a boil, then cover the pot and transfer it to the oven. Cook for 1 hour.
  • After 1 hour, add the black eyed peas to the pot and put the pot back into the oven, this time uncovered. Cook for another 1 1/2 hours, or until the beans and pork are tender. Serve with your choice of sides, such as collard greens or kale.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416 kcal, Carbohydrate 50 g, Cholesterol 37 mg, Fiber 9 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 396 mg, Sugar 7 g, Fat 12 g, ServingSize eight as a hearty side dish or six as an entree, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

SPICY HAM HOCKS AND BLACK-EYED PEAS



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You can serve this on rice or simply as a side dish. It's alittle bit spicy, but you might like to add some Tabasco or hot green pepper sauce to give it a little more punch. I do.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Ham

Time 2h33m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (16 ounce) package dried black-eyed peas
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
1 lb smoked ham hock
1 large onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 carrots, diced
1 -3 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Steps:

  • Place black-eyed peas in a large deep pan.
  • Cover with enough water to be about 2-inches deep over peas.
  • Bring to a boil, boil 3 minutes, then remove from heat.
  • Cover and allow to sit for 1 hour.
  • Drain water off of black-eyed peas.
  • Add the broth, 2 cups of water, ham hocks, onions, celery, carrots, jalapenos, salt and pepper to the black-eyed peas and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and cook, covered, for about 1 hour, or until black-eyed peas are tender, stirring occasionally.

BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH HAM HOCK AND COLLARDS



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For the New Year's good fortune, a plate of black-eyed peas or other beans is considered auspicious, auguring wealth and prosperity. In the American South, they are traditionally eaten on the first day of the year. Adding cooked greens (the color of money) is said to make them even luckier. Simmered with onion and a meaty ham bone (other options are salt pork, bacon, pig's feet, hog jowl and ham hock), black-eyed peas are often seasoned quite simply, with just salt and pepper. They may also be made highly seasoned with hot pepper and spices. Freshly baked cornbread is the perfect accompaniment. Black-eyed peas served over steamed rice is called Hoppin' John.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories     dinner, lunch, soups and stews, main course

Time 2h

Yield About 12 cups cooked beans, 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 pounds black-eyed peas, soaked overnight if possible
2 pounds smoked ham hock, meaty ham bone or slab bacon
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 large onion, peeled and stuck with 2 cloves
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 pounds collard greens, cut in 1-inch ribbons (about 8 cups)
1 bunch scallions, cleaned and chopped, for garnish

Steps:

  • Drain peas and put them in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add ham hock or bone (if using slab bacon, cut it into 2-inch chunks), cover with 10 cups water and turn heat to high. Add salt, onion stuck with cloves, bay leaf, black pepper and allspice.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Skim off and discard any foam that rises to the surface. Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until peas are tender. Throughout cooking, add water as necessary, always keeping liquid level 1 inch above surface, stirring with wooden spoon occasionally. Turn off heat. Check broth for salt and adjust seasoning. Mixture should be fairly brothy. With a pair of tongs, remove ham hock, ham bone or bacon. Chop meat and skin in rough pieces and set aside.
  • Put a large wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil and heat until wavy. Add garlic and red pepper and let sizzle without browning. Add collard greens and stir to coat. Season with salt and add 1 cup water, stirring to help wilt greens. Add chopped ham and reduce heat to medium, then cover with lid slightly ajar and cook until greens are soft, about 20 minutes. Check seasoning.
  • To serve, put greens and meat in low soup bowls, then ladle over hot black-eyed peas. Sprinkle with scallions.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 249, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 633 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Soak the black-eyed peas overnight. This will help them cook more evenly and quickly.
  • Use a ham bone or ham hock for extra flavor. If you don't have one on hand, you can use 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper instead.
  • Add vegetables to the pot. Chopped onions, celery, and carrots are all great additions. You can also add other vegetables, such as corn, okra, or bell peppers.
  • Season the black-eyed peas to taste. Add salt, pepper, and other spices, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or cayenne pepper.
  • Serve the black-eyed peas with your favorite sides. Cornbread, rice, or mashed potatoes are all great options.

Conclusion:

Black-eyed peas are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are a good source of protein, fiber, and vitamins, and they can be cooked in a variety of ways. Whether you like them served with ham bone or ham hock, or with a variety of vegetables, black-eyed peas are a great addition to any meal.

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