Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         dry black eye peas -- cleaned and sorted
   6      cups          cold water
   1      whole         onion -- diced
   1      whole         green bell pepper -- diced
     1/2  whole         garlic -- finely diced
   2                    smoked ham hocks
     3/4  teaspoon      black pepper (add to taste)
   1      tablespoon    salt to taste
   1      large         cooked diced jalapeno -- optional

Preparation:

Put all of above in an electric crockpot. Set on low setting for 6 hours or overnight. Remove bones and skins, scrape fat off skin and put meat and fat back into pot. Cook on low for 1 hour and serve.