Zesty Black-eyed Peas

Spice up your veggie offering with some black-eyed peas that have some kick.

Ingredients

 * 1 lb cleaned and sorted dry black-eyed peas, cooked until tender or 5 to 6 cups cooked black-eyed peas
 * 6 cups water
 * 1 whole medium onion, diced
 * 1 whole medium green bell pepper, diced
 * 2 to 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
 * 2 smoked ham hocks or meaty ham bone
 * ¾ tsp black pepper (add to taste)
 * 1 tablespoon salt to taste
 * 1 large jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced, optional

Directions

 * 1) Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker or crock pot.
 * 2) Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
 * 3) One hour before done, remove bones and skins, scrape fat off skin and chop meat.
 * 4) Put chopped ham back in pot.