New Year's Day Black Eyed Peas Recipe Ingredients: 1lb Dry Black-Eyed Peas 2 cups Chopped Cooked Ham Salt & Pepper to taste 1 pinch Garlic Powder 2 Onions, Diced 1-14.5 ounce can Whole Tomatoes Cooking Directions: 1.  Place black-eyed peas in 8 quart pot. Add enough water to fill pot 3/4 full. Stir in ham and diced onions, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place tomatoes in a blender or food processor, and blend until the tomatoes are liquefied. Add tomatoes to pot. Bring all ingredients to boil. Cover the pot, and simmer on low heat for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until the peas are tender.     Black-Eyed Peas Black-eyed peas are not a true pea, but a bean, and taste great alongside other beans in a medley or in soup. These tough-looking beans are majorly tasty, not to mention healthy. All recipes are listed in good faith and Nuts.com fully respects copyright protection and private property of original recipe authors. If a recipe is listed against an author's wishes, please contact us and we will remove the recipe immediately.