Tam's Black Eye Peas

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 smoked turkey leg
• 3 links hot beef link sausage, diced
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 6 cups water, or as needed
• 3 (16 ounce) packages frozen black-eyed peas
• 1 teaspoon white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• place the smoked turkey leg, sausage, onion, garlic salt, black pepper, and seasoned salt into a large soup pot; pour in water to cover. bring to a boil over medium heat. reduce heat and simmer until the meat is tender, about 1 hour.
• stir the black-eyed peas into the soup, adding more water as needed to cover peas by 1 inch. bring to a boil. again reduce heat and simmer until the peas are tender and have begun to break apart, about 1 more hour.
• remove turkey bones and tendons from the turkey meat and discard the bones. add sugar and simmer until the soup is slightly creamy and thickened, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes