Best Soup This Side Of The Mississippi recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound dry black-eyed peas
1 (5 ounce) can ham
1 carrot, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

159.8 calories
carbohydrate: 23.8 g
cholesterol: 5.8 mg
fat: 2.7 g
fiber: 4.3 g
protein: 10.9 g
saturatedFat: 0.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 171.3 mg
sugar: 3.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large pot with enough water to cover, soak the black-eyed peas 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.

  2. Stir ham, carrot, onion, salt, and pepper into the pot. Cover all ingredients with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 1/2 hours, or until black-eyed peas are tender. Stir occasionally and add water as necessary to keep ingredients covered.

Recipe Yield

12 servings

Recipe Note

This is a black-eyed pea soup. My mother's recipe -- best soup this side of the Mississippi.

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