Easy Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

 Ingredients:

2 cups dried black eyed peas (12-ounce) package

6 cups unsalted chicken broth or 1 (32-ounce carton chicken broth plus 2 cups water) (If using salted chicken broth, omit salt in recipe or to taste.)

¾ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Choose one: 2 slices bacon, 1 ham hock, ½ cup chopped ham

¾ teaspoon salt (omit salt if using salted chicken broth or to taste)

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients except salt (if using) in the Instant Pot and stir well. (Cut bacon into ½ pieces, if you like)

Place the lid on the pot and make sure it is set to Seal, not Vent. Pressure Cook on high for 20 minutes. 

It will take 12 minutes for the pressure cooker to come up to pressure before sealing and starting to cook.

When the peas have cooked 20 minutes, allow the pressure to NR for 10 minutes.

Carefully, release the pressure. 

I had a ham bone from our thanksgiving ham. I don't like ham hocks. I also added a few hunks of leftover ham.

Note: When I opened the IP it was some what watery. I didn't want that much liquid so I reduced it- reason it look thick.