Slow Cooked Black Eyed Peas with Ham

Ingredients (13)

• 8 oz smoked lean ham steak
• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 jalapeno chile
• 1 to mato
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons cumin
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp ground black pepper