Jamaican Red Peas Soup - Lillian

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Lillan’s Red Peas
• 8-10 cups Water, approx.
• 1 lb Stewing beef
• 1 1/2 lb Lillan’s Pigstail or ham hock (optional)
• 1 large piece yellow yam
• 1 large Sweet potato
• 1 medium onion, chopped or 3 Stalks green onion, chopped
• 1 tsp Dried thyme or 3 stalks fresh thyme
• 1 tsp pimento seeds (optional)
• 1 tsp Hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste