Traditionally in my family on New Year's Day my mom would make pulled pork, coleslaw and black eyed peas. Supposedly if you consume pork and black eyed peas on New Year's Day you will be blessed with good fortune during the year. I'm not sure if it's true, but I don't dare deviate from the tradition. My dish today had 1/2 lb pulled pork (thawed), that I had I pulled from the freezer that we had smoked back in the summer, 3 chorizo sausages (casing removed and broken into bite size pieces), 1 package of frozen black eyed peas, 1/2 of one red and green bell pepper chopped into small bite size pieces, 1 leek (cleaned well and sliced using only the white part, 3 cloves of garlic chopped, 1 tbsp of olive oil and S&P to taste. I took a medium size dutch oven and heated my olive oil over med heat and added my veggies and cooked them until they were soft. I added the chorizo to the pot and let it brown, stirring frequently. I added the peas and 2 cups of water to the pot and mixed it in, brought it to a boil and reduced the heat to med and cooked for about 15 minutes. I added the smoked pulled pork and continued to simmer for another 10 minutes and seasoned with a little S&P. I served this over brown rice and drizzled with a little Louisiana Habanero Hot Sauce. Very simple, very yummy and can be served anytime of the year. Enjoy!
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