How Do You Cook Black-Eyed Peas? With Lots of Water, Country Ham and Green Peppercorns

How do you cook black-eyed peas?
Right about now I hear a distant snickering, especially from some of you who grew up in the South…
Just to let you know, during my Texas childhood I spent many sweaty summer hours at the kitchen table, sipping ice tea and shelling black-eyed peas under Aurora’s watchful eye. Occasionally I’d sneak a few into my mouth, savoring the green leguminous flavor and squishiness of the naked pea. And I loved eating them for supper, when they appeared in a white bowl, khaki-colored, butter-soft and swimming in rich, savory juice.
But I missed the cooking part.




