Black eyed peas and hog jowl

   We had to choke down a spoonful every January 1st of that salty mush, how else were we to have good luck that year?

    I gladly now make my own and happily eat a bowlful of it, along with its peas and carrots - greens and cornbread. While I am still working on getting a Christmas post together I wanted to share my "clean" eating version of this traditional New Years meal.

Black eyed peas and Hog Jowl

Ingredients  (all organic if you can find it)
- 1 lb dried black eyed peas
- water
- hog jowl (nitrate free)
- salt and pepper

Rinse peas, cover with warm water for at least an hour, rinse again. Put them in a pot with enough water to cover the bottom of the pot, chopped up hog jowl and salt and pepper. Allow to cook on med-low for several hours - the longer the better :)

Greens
Ingredients (again organic if possible)
- preferred green (its collard in this house)
- a spoon of bacon grease  (we keep a can in the freezer)
- a couple pieces of fatty ham/ham hock/ hog jowl
- pepper

Cut steams from greens and rough chop, rinse in a colander. add to pot with grease, pork and pepper. Cook on a low simmer for several hours.

Cornbread

Ingredients (organic) 
- 2 c non gmo cornmeal
- 1 1/4 c milk (we used almond to keep in dairy free for C, most people like buttermilk)
- 2 t baking soda
- 1 t salt
- 1 egg
- 6 T butter, melted ( we use raw milk butter but if you arent comfortable with that or dont have access to it, I recommend a grass fed butter)

Mix dry ingredients, separately mix wet ingredients and slowly combine. Pour into greased pan and cook at 400 degrees for 20 min

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

*she ate every last morsel ;)

xoxo
Ashlea