Black-Eyed Peas [Slow Cooker]

This makes a great tasting change from baked-beans on toast. Makes 8+ serves.

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 tsp chicken stock powder
• 500 gm dried black-eyed peas (we buy these from our local Indian food shop)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium capsicum, seeded & diced
• 1 jalapeño chile, seeded & minced
• 2 cups diced ham
• 1 cup diced bacon
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp black pepper

Method

• Spray inside slow cooker with oil
• Mix stock powder in 6 cups of water & pour into slow cooker
• Rinse black-eyed peas & combine in cooker with all other ingredients
• Cover the slow cooker  & cook on low for six hours