Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 cube chicken bouillon
• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas, sorted and rinsed
• 8 ounces diced ham
• 4 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and diced
• 1 jalapeño chile, seeded and minced
• 2 cloves garlic, diced
• 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt, to taste