Ingredient: Black-eyed Peas - richmondmagazine.com

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas, sorted and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1 bulb garlic, halved
• 1 whole dried chile, such as ancho or pasilla
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 2 quarts chicken stock
• Salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes to taste