Recipe:
2# cut oxtails washed and cleaned
1 whole sweet onion chopped
1# fresh purple hull peas(you can also use crowder,creamers,black eyed)
2 tsp salt and pepper
3-4 qt water or chicken stock
4-5 sweet peppers(optional)
place oxtails and onions in large pot
season with salt and pepper
let simmer for 1 hour
after 1 hour add peas and peppers and cook an additional 1 hour or until peas and oxtails are tender
(adding more water as needed)only need enough water or stock to cover peas)

ENJOY WITH CORNBREAD