Down-Home Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

Pick over the peas rinse them and place them in a large Dutch oven or soup pot with the water. Bring the beans to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat cover and let stand for 1 hour.

Stir in the ham hocks onion celery salt cayenne pepper and bay leaf; bring to a boil cover the pot and simmer until the ham hocks are tender about 1 1/2 hours. Stir in the okra and simmer until tender 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.