New Years Day, Southern Style

Black eyed peas with ham hocks, corn bread, collard greens and sweet potatoes.

New Years Day 2015

Black eyed peas

soaked overnight, drained added more water to cover peas and ham hock and 1/2 onion quartered.  Simmered 2 1/2 hours

Collard greens

cut out stems, chopped up, added to pan with water, ham hock, brown sugar, Tabasco sauce, Simmered 2  1/2 hour.

Corn Bread 

made with recipe on Quaker Yellow corn meal box but substituted brown sugar for white sugar

Sweet potatoes

 baked 45 minutes at 400º, kept hot until Cassie gets home, will cut into 1-inch cubes and dress with Maple butter, honey, cinnamon and salt and pepper.

Ham hocks: 

package said Fresh pork and on another label said smoked pork ham hocks.  I  treated them as if they were country ham hocks and peeled off the skin and simmered them with the beans and greens.  I will cut them off the bone and dice before serving.