Name: Dave's Georgia Black-Eyed Peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h 20 min
Total time: 16 h 35 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 pounds dried black-eyed peas; 12 cups water; 8 cubes chicken bouillon; 1 pound bacon; 0.5 cup butter; 2 large yellow onions, chopped; 1 pound cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces; salt and black pepper to taste

Ingredients

16 serv.

2 pounds dried black-eyed peas
12 cups water
8 cubes chicken bouillon
1 pound bacon
0.5 cup butter
2 large yellow onions, chopped
1 pound cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces
salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

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1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Rinse, pick over, and place peas in a large bowl. Cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
3 Pour water into a large saucepan or stockpot. Add bouillon cubes and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve bouillon. Stir in peas; reduce heat and bring to a simmer.
4 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble bacon and set aside.
5 Melt butter in the pan with bacon grease; cook and stir onions until they begin to turn brown at the edges, about 10 minutes.
6 Stir onions and cooking fat into peas; add crumbled bacon, ham, salt, and pepper to taste. Simmer over low heat for 8 hours, stirring every hour.