Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo

Ingredients

• 4 cups black-eyed peas
• 1/2 pound salt pork
• 1 cup onions, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 pound okra, cut up
• 4 cups or 2 cans tomatoes
• 2 cans Ro*Tel tomatoes
• 1 pound popcorn shrimp*
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Soak peas overnight.
2. Add salt pork; start cooking.
3. Sauté onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic.
4. Add to peas with shrimp.
5. Add both the regular canned tomatoes and the Ro*Tel, and simmer until done.

* Substitute with your favorite meat, thinly sliced chicken, round steak or hamburger meat.