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      Title: Black Eyed Pea Soup
 Categories: Soups, My recipe
      Yield: 10 Servings
 
    750 g  Black eyed peas
           ;water
      1 lg Smoked ham hock
           ;salt to taste
           ;pepper to taste
           ;tomato paste to taste
 
  Soak the peas overnight in double the volume of water.  Drain and
  rinse well.  Put in a very large stock pot and cover with water and
  add ham hock.  Bring to boil and simmer a few hours.  Remove ham hock
  when beans are tender.  Taste for seasoning and adjust to taste
  adding salt, pepper and tomato paste.
  
  Strip the meat off the ham hock, discarding fat and bones.  Cut into
  small pieces and return to the pot with soup.  Heat up to boil and
  serve.
  
  Delicious!
  
  Recipe by Helen Peagram
 
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