if you can't find fresh or frozen, take the dried and rinse them. add them to pot with enough water to cover by 2 inches. place on stove to boil for 2 or three minutes. once they boil, turn off heat and lid. leave on stove overnight. next day, rinse peas and refill pot with 1/2 water and 1/2 chicken broth to cover. add onion, garlic, bacon (or ham hock, smoked jowl, fatback, etc.) and cook an hour until tender. season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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