Best New Years Black Eyed Peas Recipes

NEW YEARS BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and smoked sausage. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add the black-eyed peas and hog jowl for flavoring (and luck for the next year!) Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 1 hour. When ready to serve, stir in cooked rice and cheese until cheese has melted.

NEW YEARS DAY BLACK EYED PEAS-ANNETTE'S

Steps:

• 1. Chop your bacon. I do mine while it's still frozen as it's much easier to cut this way. Over medium high heat start to cook it in a sauce pan big enough to hold all the ingredients. Remember, you're only going to drain one of the cans of black eyed peas.
• 2. Chop your onions and add to the bacon after it's rendered for about 5-8 minutes. Cook bacon and onion until bacon is almost crisp, and onions have softened. Then add your garlic and stir well to keep it from burning.
• 3. If your bacon produces A LOT of bacon grease then drain some of it off, otherwise leave it in the pan. You want to cook your black eyed peas in most of it. When I fix mine, there is only about 1/4 cup of bacon grease left so I do not drain any of it.
• 4. Pour your 4 cans of black eyed peas into the bacon, onion and garlic mixture. Stir well. Add the black pepper. Bring to a slow boil for about 5 minutes stirring frequently to make sure they do not scorch the bottom of the pan but careful not to break the peas up or turn them to mush.
• 5. Turn the burner to low or simmer depending how hot your burners are and simmer for about 30 minutes stirring occasionally. The liquid should evaporate some while the peas absorb all the flavor from the bacon mixture. They should thicken slightly.
• 6. Serve hot and enjoy! YUM!

MISSISSIPPI NEW YEARS BLACK EYED PEAS

Steps:

• 1. Add peas to a large pot. Cover with water and soak over night. YES, OVERNIGHT ! The quick soak method just does not bring as good of a result :)
• 2. Drain and rinse your peas. Add 2 tablespoons of bacon grease to your pot and on low - medium melt it down. Using scissors cut the bacon into 1 1/2" pieces and add them to the pot. Fry the bacon until it starts to brown. Scrape loose bits from bottom of pan and add your onions in. Stir and cook until begins to soften .
• 3. Add your rinsed peas to the pan, and your ham hocks. You can add them whole, or cut the meat off the bone. I usually leave the meat on one and cut up the other.
• 4. Add water to cover. *note* a widely made mistake is using TOO MUCH WATER. Good peas are not soupy, but fall apart and combine to thicken. It's better to add less to start as you can always add more liquid to the peas if needed. Mix all well, and bring to a boil. Once boiling,cover and reduce heat to a gentle but constant simmer. Stir as needed over an approximately 2-3 hour period.
• 5. When your peas are beginning to fall apart and the meat is cooked and falling apart, this is the time to season your peas to taste. I add about 3-4 tablespoons of ham base, and black pepper. Cook about another 15 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and combine. Remove the bone from the ham hock and add meat back to the pot. Serve over hot rice and add a dash of sport pepper sauce to your peas to serve. Happy New Year !