southern black eyed peas

🥘 Ingredients

• • frozen black-eyed peas
• • bacon
• • onion
• • celery
• • garlic cloves
• • chicken broth
• • salt
• • ground black pepper

📝 Instructions

1. 1 in a 5 quart dutch oven , cook bacon until crisp
2. 2 set aside to drain on paper towels
3. 3 cook onion , celery and garlic in bacon drippings until tender
4. 4 add broth , salt , pepper and peas
5. 5 bring to a boil and skim top if necessary
6. 6 lower heat to simmer
7. 7 crumble bacon and add to peas
8. 8 adjust seasonings to taste , cover and simmer until peas are tender