Tam's Black-Eye Peas
These black-eyed peas with smoked turkey is Southern comfort food to warm the heart! Goes great with hot water cornbread! Use beef smoked sausage if you prefer.
Ingredients
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1 smoked turkey leg
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3 links hot beef link sausage, diced
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¼ cup finely chopped onion
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1 tablespoon garlic salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 teaspoon seasoned salt
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6 cups water, or as needed
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3 (16 ounce) packages frozen black-eyed peas
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1 teaspoon white sugar
Description
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Place 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.
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Stir black-eyed peas into 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.
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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
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