New Year's Good Luck Soup

• 2 cups cooked ham, roughly chopped
• 1 lb black eyed peas, rinsed and soaked overnight
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon ham, base
• 5 dashes hot sauce
• 1 12 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 64 ounces vegetable stock or 64 ounces chicken stock
• 1 cup water
• 12 lb collard greens, cut into thin ribbons
• pepper

1. In a large stock pot heat olive oil.
2. Saute onions, garlic, ham base, hot sauce, thyme and oregano until onions are translucent.
3. Add drained black eyed peas, vegetable stock, water and chopped ham.
4. Simmer until peas are tender, approximately 40 to 50 minutes.
5. Add collards and simmer an additional 20 to 30 minutes.
6. Pepper to taste.
7. Serve hot.

black eyed peas, olive oil, yellow onions, garlic, ham, hot sauce, thyme, oregano, vegetable stock, water, collard greens, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/new-years-good-luck-soup-444776 (may not work)