Beef / Pork

Black Eyed Pea Soup is for Soup.

Black Eyed Pea Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Black Eyed Pea Soup takes 180 minutes to cook.

Black Eyed Pea Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Black Eyed Pea Soup are:

* *Dried Black eyed peas, 2 cup (1 pound package)
* *Cook's - Traditional Bone-In Hickory Smoked Super Trim Shank Portion Ham Water Added, 12 oz (or just 1 reg sized package)
* Onions, raw, 2 cup, chopped (about 2 onions)
* Salt, 1 tsp
* Pepper, black, 1 tsp
* Garlic powder, 1 tsp

Plus enough water to cover everything in the pot.

Here is how you make Black Eyed Pea Soup:

After sorting the beans (removing any small stones or icky ones) add them dry to a large soup pot.Stir in the chopped onions, and put the ham shanks on top.Fill with enough water to cover the ham, pot should be 1/2 to 3/4 full.Stir in salt, pepper, and garlic powder.Cook on medium-high until boiling, then cover and reduce heat. Allow soup to simmer for about 3 hours or so, stirring occasionally to make sure nothing sticks.When the soup has thickened and the meat beings to fall apart, remove the meat from the pot. Strip it from the bones and chop or shred into small pieces. Discard bones and return chopped meat to pot.Goes well with homemade corn bread.: )Nutritional info here figured for 12 servings, or 1/2 cup beans per serving, but it will really depend on how much water you end up using so it might be different when you make it.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GIRLUNSTRUNG.

The nutritional information for Black Eyed Pea Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 95.0

• Total Fat: 4.2 g
• Cholesterol: 12.3 mg
• Sodium: 500.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 10.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 6.8 g