How to cook Black Eyed-Peas\rbr\rbr Black-Eyed Peas Recipe\rbr\rbrSoak Black-Eyed Peas in a bowl of water overnight then rinse in the morning.\rbr\rbrChop up 1 large onion and 14 green pepper into small pieces\rbrFry. Place a pan over low heat, add 2 tbs of oil, 14 stick of butter into a pan and add the chopped onions peppers and 2 tbs of minced garlic\rbr\rbrPlace 2 big ham hocks into a big pot. Add the clean rinsed black-eyed peas into the pot along with the fried chopped onions, green peppers and minced garlic along with the 1 can of diced tomatoes.\rbr\rbrCover the peas with chicken broth to the top.