Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

Name: Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion (chopped); ½ tsp. fine sea salt; 4 cloves garlic; 6 cups hot water; 2 Tbsp chicken base (Better than Bouillon); 1-2 smoked ham hock (ham shank); 16 oz diced ham; 16 oz black-eyed peas (dry - NOT canned); 1 clean penny ( for Luck!); Salt and pepper (to taste)

8 steps

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:07:31 GMT

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Ingredients

0 servings

1 Tbspextra-virgin olive oil

1onion

medium, chopped

½ tspfine sea salt

4cloves garlic

6 cupswater

hot

2 Tbspchicken base

Better than Bouillon

1smoked ham hock

ham shank

16 ozdiced ham

16 ozblack-eyed peas

dry - NOT canned

1clean penny

for Luck

Instructions

Step 1

1. Turn instant pot on to sauté (high on my IP).

Step 2

When IP says hot, add EVOO and onions. Season with ½ tsp. salt and sauté until soft, stirring often

Step 3

Add garlic and sauté an additional 30 seconds.

Step 4

2. While onions sauté - in a separate bowl, whisk chicken base into hot water.

Step 5

3. Settle ham hock(s) into pot. Add diced ham and dry black-eyed peas to IP and pour chicken base/water into the IP. Drop a clean penny into pot (if desired) and stir well.

Step 6

4. Cover pot and set to Manual/High Pressure for 30 minutes. Allow natural pressure release for 15 minutes then manual release until pin drops.

Step 7

5. Remove ham hocks from pot, remove any usable ham and put it back into the pot.

Step 8

6. Season with salt and pepper to taste.