A great winter warm up
Prep time: about 1 1/2 hours
Serves 6-8
1 bag of blacked-eyed peas
5-7 small sweet potatoes (or yams)
1 small onion
1 clove of garlic
ham chunks or ham substitute if you like
salt
pepper
sugar
cayenne pepper
1 pinch of cinnamon
1 pinch of thyme
2 vegetable bouillon cubes (I used vegetable base in jar)
chili powder
*Prep black eyed peas according to bean package (usually boil for 5 minutes, soak for an hour, then rinse)
*Saute onion, garlic, and ham in olive oil
*Season with salt, pepper, sugar, cinnamon, thyme to taste
*dilute bouillon cubes or vegetable base with 1/4 water & add to sauteed vegetables
*add cayenne to taste
*put prepared peas in crock pot with the appropriate amount of water (according to pea package) and salt, pepper, sugar to taste.
*add sauteed vegetable mix to crock pot
*prepare sweet potatoes (skin & cube, coat with olive oil then salt, pepper, sugar and chili powder)
*roast potatoes at 350 until tender (15 to 20 minutes)
*slow cook crockpot overnight or all day
*add onion, garlic and spices as needed
*1 hour prior to serving, add sweet potatoes
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