New Year's Black Eyed Peas

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Since we're Southern, we had to have black eyed peas on New Year's Day to guarantee good luck in the new year.  We made tacos with the leftover roast from Friday night, so we had to make the black eyed peas conform to the ethnicity of the rest of the dinner by making them into Mexican black eyed peas.  Here's how we did it.

Ingredients:

1 pound black eyed peas

3 slices bacon

2/3 bell pepper, diced

1/2 large onion, diced

3-4 cups of water

If you're using dried peas, begin the night before by soaking them in a pot of water.  Otherwise, start the day of by placing the peas in a pot, covering them with water, and adding the bacon.  Cook covered for about an hour.  Then add the bell pepper and onion.  Cook for an additional hour or so, still covered, until the peas are tender.