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Black Eyed Pea Hambone Soup

This one is a favorite in our house. It is low cost, healthy with the vegies & peas & puts a lowly hambone (preferably with some good gristly bits & meat clinging to it) to great use. don't fear the grisstly connective tissue - it cooks down & gives wonderful body to the soup/stew. Seriously. Giving the hambone a nice browning in the pot is key to getting a rich flavorful brown soup. Serve with a good crispy cornbread for a wonderful meal. Even better when made a day ahead of time - doubles well.

Steps

Place ham bone in soup pot large enough to allow bone to be fully covered by water.
Add olive oil & brown ham bone until dark brown on one side.
Add onions & saute until translucent & just beginning to brown.
Add water to cover ham bone by 1 / 2 inch , cover pot & bring to boil then simmer 45 minutes.
Pour black-eyed peas into pot with ham bone & onions.
Add green & cayenne peppers.
Leave lid off & bring to boil then reduce to simmer for 60 minutes.
Remove ham bone & any other chunks of ham.
Trim bone of meat & chop fine.
Add back to pot.
Season to taste with salt & white pepper.
Black pepper will do just fine if you do not have white pepper on hand.

Ingredients

ham bone, olive oil, water, onion, celery, frozen black-eyed peas, bell peppers, salt, white pepper