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Tutu (Dutch Antilles Bean Porridge)

Tutu (Dutch Antilles Bean Porridge)

2.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
540 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cover black-eyed peas with water, and soak overnight.
  2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and onion, and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in flour until evenly combined with onion. Add water, nutmeg, and sugar. Drain peas, and add to saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the black-eyed peas are tender, about 30 minutes.

By Linda

Black-Eyed Peas and Ham Hocks

Black-Eyed Peas and Ham Hocks

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
90 min
Total
100 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly, sorting and discarding any tiny pebbles or other debris.
  2. 2 Place black-eyed peas, 3 cups water, ham hocks, bay leaf, pepper, and salt in a large stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered until peas and ham hocks are tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. If ham hocks require further cooking, simmer in water in a separate pot until meat is easily pulled from the bone.
  3. 3 Cool ham hocks and remove meat from the bone. Return ham meat to the stockpot. Discard bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.

By DOUET

Best Soup This Side Of The Mississippi

Best Soup This Side Of The Mississippi

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
150 min
Total
540 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large pot with enough water to cover, soak the black-eyed peas 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
  2. 2 Stir ham, carrot, onion, salt, and pepper into the pot. Cover all ingredients with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 1/2 hours, or until black-eyed peas are tender. Stir occasionally and add water as necessary to keep ingredients covered.

By Jen Hamilton

New Year's Day Soup

New Year's Day Soup

4.1

Prep
15 min
Cook
90 min
Total
585 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large saucepan with enough water to cover, soak the black-eyed peas 8 hours, or overnight.
  2. 2 Drain and rinse the soaked black-eyed peas, and return to the saucepan. Mix in the beef broth, dry onion soup mix, sausage, rice, and green chilies. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the beans are tender. Add water as necessary to keep the ingredients covered with liquid.

By Karin Christian

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
180 min
Total
195 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place black-eyed peas in 8 quart pot. Add enough water to fill pot 3/4 full. Stir in ham and diced onions, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place tomatoes in a blender or food processor, and blend until the tomatoes are liquefied. Add tomatoes to pot. Bring all ingredients to boil. Cover the pot, and simmer on low heat for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until the peas are tender.

By Roxanna Parks

Easy Hoppin' John

Easy Hoppin' John

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place sausage and onion into a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until sausage begins to brown, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in black-eyed peas, chicken stock, water, and cayenne pepper, and bring to a boil. Stir in rice; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

By DONIGL

Georgia Caviar

Georgia Caviar

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
90 min
Total
585 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place black-eyed peas in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 90 minutes, or until black-eyed peas are tender.
  2. 2 Drain black-eyed peas. Cover with Italian-style salad dressing.
  3. 3 In a large bowl, mix together jalapeno, onion, pimento peppers, garlic, green bell pepper, and ground black pepper. Toss in black-eyed pea mixture. Chill in the refrigerator 8 hours or overnight before serving.

By Gabrielle

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
935 min
Total
1425 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Put black-eyed peas into a large container with enough cool water to cover by a few inches; soak for 8 hours to overnight.
  2. 2 Place ham hocks into a stockpot with 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until meat is falling off bone, about 90 minutes. Remove ham hocks and reserve for another use. Refrigerate ham stock, 8 hours to overnight.
  3. 3 Drain and rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly; transfer to a slow cooker. Bury one of the cooked ham hocks in peas; add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and sugar.
  4. 4 Skim congealed fat from the surface of ham stock; discard. Pour stock into the slow cooker. Add enough water to cover peas by 1 1/2 inches.
  5. 5 Cook on Low for 14 hours. Season with salt.

By PS

Instant Pot® Black-Eyed Peas and Ham

Instant Pot® Black-Eyed Peas and Ham

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse peas and toss with salt and pepper. Transfer to the bottom of a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®); add chicken broth, tomatoes, ham, red onion, and garlic. Close and lock the lid.
  2. 2 Select Bean setting and high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. 3 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.

By Lisa Ferron

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

3.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
255 min
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle. Keep drippings in the pan.
  2. 2 Sauté onion and garlic in bacon drippings over medium to medium-high heat until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. 3 Combine chicken broth, black-eyed peas, salt, and pepper in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add crumbled bacon, sautéed onion and garlic mixture, and any remaining bacon drippings. Cover and cook on Low until peas are tender, 4 to 6 hours.

By Katrina Hendrix

Hearty Hoppin' John

Hearty Hoppin' John

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
120 min
Total
135 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place peas, ham hock, onion, red pepper, salt and pepper in a large pan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 ½ hours.
  2. 2 Remove ham hock and cut meat into pieces. Return meat to pot. Stir in rice; cover and cook until rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle shredded cheese over top, if desired.

By Eileen Mintz

Down-Home Black-Eyed Peas

Down-Home Black-Eyed Peas

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
100 min
Total
180 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pick over peas, rinse, and place in a large Dutch oven or soup pot with water; bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
  2. 2 Stir in ham hocks, onion, celery, salt, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf; bring to a boil, cover the pot, and simmer until ham hocks are tender, about 1 ½ hours.
  3. 3 Stir in okra and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.

By Karinne Rooksberry Culley

Dave's Georgia Black-Eyed Peas

Dave's Georgia Black-Eyed Peas

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
500 min
Total
995 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Rinse, pick over, and place peas in a large bowl. Cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
  3. 3 Pour water into a large saucepan or stockpot. Add bouillon cubes and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve bouillon. Stir in peas; reduce heat and bring to a simmer.
  4. 4 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble bacon and set aside.
  5. 5 Melt butter in the pan with bacon grease; cook and stir onions until they begin to turn brown at the edges, about 10 minutes.
  6. 6 Stir onions and cooking fat into peas; add crumbled bacon, ham, salt, and pepper to taste. Simmer over low heat for 8 hours, stirring every hour.

By Dave

Cold Corn Salsa

Cold Corn Salsa

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Total
565 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine black beans, corn, black-eyed peas, celery, bell pepper, and green onion in a large bowl.
  2. 2 Whisk sugar, vinegar, oil, and black pepper together in a saucepan; bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Cool vinaigrette, about 1 hour.
  3. 3 Pour vinaigrette over vegetable-bean mixture; stir to coat. Refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight. Drain excess liquid before serving.

By brujah42

Black-Eyed Susan Salad

Black-Eyed Susan Salad

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
260 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine black-eyed peas, corn, celery, pimentos, and onion in a large bowl; set aside.
  2. 2 Whisk vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl until well combined; slowly whisk in oil until emulsified.
  3. 3 Pour vinaigrette over vegetables; stir until evenly coated. Refrigerate before serving, 4 hours to overnight.

By Shults3

Quick Hoppin' John Soup

Quick Hoppin' John Soup

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Crumble sausage into a skillet over medium heat and cook until evenly brown.
  2. 2 Mix cooked sausage, rice mix with seasoning packet, black-eyed peas, tomatoes, broth and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Season to taste with salt.

By ThoHug

Black-Eyed Pea Patties

Black-Eyed Pea Patties

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
  2. 2 Mash black-eyed peas in a bowl with a fork. Crumble bacon into the bowl, then stir in red peppers and shallot. Stir in enough flour to make the mixture stick together. Season with salt and pepper and form into four equal patties.
  3. 3 Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat until butter melts. Add patties and cook until golden brown and crispy, about 4 minutes per side.

By MAJIX

Cowboy Caviar

Cowboy Caviar

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Mix black beans, black-eyed peas, diced tomatoes, corn, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeño peppers together in a large bowl.
  3. 3 Season with garlic salt, then pour in Italian salad dressing and add cilantro. Mix until well coated.
  4. 4 Refrigerate until flavors have melded, at least 20 minutes or up to 3 days, before serving.

By Cooknik

Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Total
65 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook bacon in a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle.
  2. 2 Heat bacon drippings over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, black-eyed peas, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and skim the top if necessary.
  3. 3 Reduce the heat to a simmer. Add bacon and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer until peas are tender, 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how tender you like them.

By MUKWONOCOOK

Tam's Black-Eye Peas

Tam's Black-Eye Peas

4.9

Prep
20 min
Cook
130 min
Total
150 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place smoked turkey leg, sausage, onion, garlic salt, black pepper, and seasoned salt into a large soup pot; pour in water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until the meat is tender, about 1 hour.
  2. 2 Stir black-eyed peas into soup, adding more water as needed to cover peas by 1 inch: bring to a boil. Again reduce heat and simmer until the peas are tender and have begun to break apart, about 1 more hour.
  3. 3 Remove turkey bones and tendons from the turkey meat and discard the bones. Add sugar and simmer until the soup is slightly creamy and thickened, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes

By That Girl Tam

Vegetarian Black-Eyed Peas

Vegetarian Black-Eyed Peas

4.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
70 min
Total
565 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add black-eyed peas, 1 quart water, green onions, parsley, bay leaves, 1 1/2 tablespoons salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.
  3. 3 Reduce heat and simmer until peas are tender and most, if not all, water is absorbed, 1 to 2 hours. Add more water if more cooking is needed. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed before serving.

By R A Naccari

Black-Eyed Pea Casserole

Black-Eyed Pea Casserole

3.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
  3. 3 Combine black-eyed peas, cooked rice, diced tomatoes, Monterey Jack cheese, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; stir into the beef mixture.
  4. 4 Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 30 minutes.

By Wendy F

Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Black-Eyed Pea Salad

4.5

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
510 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 In a medium bowl, toss together black-eyed peas, tomato, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, red onion, celery, and parsley.
  3. 3 In a small bowl, mix balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss into the vegetables.
  4. 4 Cover, and chill in the refrigerator 8 hours, or overnight.

By LADYEM