Black Eyed Peas and Hog Jowls. DIRECTIONS Cover peas with cold water and soak overnight. Cook hog jowls in boiling water for an hour; add drained peas and salt. In a large dutch oven, cook hog jowl in the bacon grease over medium heat until browned and crispy.

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Ingredients of Black Eyed Peas and Hog Jowls
- You need of dried black eyed peas.
- It’s of sugar.
- Prepare of salt.
- You need of water.
- You need of smoked hog jowls.
It's cooked similar to bacon, but hog jowl is a bit tougher and takes a little longer to cook. Black eyed peas with hog jowls are a southern New Year holiday food tradition. The tradition or superstition says, Pork is for luck, Peas are for pennies, Co. Wash peas several times, then soak in cold water.
Black Eyed Peas and Hog Jowls step by step
Wash the peas.
Remove any bad ones and any stones.
Rinse the hog jowls.
Slice and chop the hog jowls.
Add the water, hog jowls, and peas to a big pot. Bring to a boil and cover cooking for 1 hour stirring occasionally..
Try a pea if soft add sugar and salt stir well and simmer for 15 minutes..
Serve I hope you enjoy!!.
Drain peas and add to hog jowl. Add whole onion, pepper pod, sugar and salt. In the South, at least where I come from, you eat black-eyed peas and hog jowl on New Year's Day to bring good luck for the upcoming year. Some regions are slightly different like Hoppin' Johns, a black-eye pea and rice dish, or black-eyed peas and collard greens. Add the peas, diced tomatoes and green chilies, salt, chili powder, pepper and water.