Black Eyed Peas
Ingredients
- 1 lb dry black eyed peas
- 3 pieces thick bacon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- You can pick up a bag of dry black-eyed peas at your local grocery store. Start with a small bag of peas, about 1 pound. This should produce about 5-6 cups of cooked beans
- Sort through your peas removing any defective peas, dirt or debris that may be present. Place the peas in a colander and rinse several times.
- In order to make that perfect dish, you have to soak your peas before cooking. After a good rinsing place peas in pot and cover with at least 3 inches of water. Place peas in your refrigerator and soak peas overnight
- After the peas have soaked overnight discard the water. Rinse peas one final time.
- Place peas into a large pot or dutch oven and cover with two inches of freshwater.
- Bring water to a boil then add other ingredients. Add the lid to your pot and simmer 2 hours until peas are tender.
- Do not let the water cookout. Add additionally seasoning to taste if required.
Notes
This recipe provided courtesy of soulfoodandsoutherncooking.com
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