Creole Style Black Eyed Peas Recipes

Steps:

• Sort & rinse peas.
• In a medium saucepan over high heat, combine black-eyed peas with water to cover. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes, cover, remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain the water, leaving the peas in the saucepan. Add 2c broth, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, mustard, ginger, cayenne pepper and bay leaf. Stir together and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer slowly for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add water as necessary to keep the peas covered with liquid.
• Remove the bay leaf, pour into a serving bowl and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately with rice.

Steps:

• Soak the peas overnight in cold water. Drain.
• Heat the oil in a heavy pot. Add onion, pepper, and celery, sweat over low heat until softened.
• Stir in garlic, continue stirring until garlic releases it's aroma.
• Add all remaining ingredients except liquid smoke to the pot, along with enough additional water to cover the peas by one inch. Cook until peas are completely tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, adding more water as necessary. When they're tender, add the Liquid Smoke, cook for 5 more minutes, and serve over rice.

Steps:

• Cook the rice as the label directs. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the salsa and cumin and cook, stirring, until the salsa is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the black-eyed peas, plus the liquid from one of the cans and 1/4 cup water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are creamy and tender, about 12 minutes.
• Fluff the rice with a fork and divide among bowls. Add the spinach and cilantro to the black-eyed pea mixture and stir until wilted, about 1 minute; spoon evenly over the rice. Top each serving with a few avocado slices, some cheese and more salsa. Serve with sour cream or Greek yogurt, if desired.

Steps:

• Rinse black-eyed peas and place in a large pot. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a medium heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse peas.
• Return peas to pot and add a few dashes of salt. Add 1½ cups of water, cover, and simmer on medium heat for 35 minutes.
• Chop onions and peppers and mince garlic. Slice sausage in small pieces. While beans are simmering, melt a tbsp of butter in a pan on medium heat. Add onions, peppers, sausage and garlic and cook about 10 minutes.
• Stir in mixture into the black-eyed pea pot. Add parsley, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, oregano, thyme, and hot sauce.
• Bring mixture to a boil, reduce to medium-low, and cook 45 minutes. Serve with white rice.

Steps:

• Black Eyed Pea Loaf:.
• Cook peas with ham, Tabasco, and water.
• Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer 35 minutes or until well done.
• Drain, reserve 1 cup liquid.
• Combine peas, 1 cup liquid and remaining ingredients.
• Stir well until well blended.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until firm.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Serve with Creole Sauce.
• Creole Sauce: Sauté green pepper and onion in butter in a medium saucepan over low heat until tender.
• Add mushrooms with liquid, tomato juice, catsup, Worcestershire sauce; stir well.
• Dissolve cornstarch in water, stirring until well blended.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
• Yield 2 cups.

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef into a deep skillet or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and green pepper. Cook and stir until beef is evenly browned. Drain the grease.
• Add the rice and water to the pan, and season with Creole seasoning, pepper, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes, until the water is absorbed. About halfway through cooking the rice, stir in the black-eyed peas.

Steps:

• Wash peas and soak overnight in cold water.
• Drain peas.
• Place all ingredients in large pot, add 2 quarts water.
• Cook at least 2 hours or until peas are tender.
• Additional water may be needed.

Steps:

• Sort and wash peas. Place in a large pan, cover with warm water and allow to soak overnight. Drain the peas and place in large 4 quart crock pot.
• Add ham or ham bone to peas along with 3 cups of water. Stir in rest of ingredients except the cooked rice and green onion fans. Turn crock pot to low and allow to cook for 6 to 8 hours. Stir after 5 to 6 hours and check to see if additional water may be needed. If peas are to thick, add warm water to crock pot until desired consistency.
• Serve over cooked rice and garnished with green onion fans.

Steps:

• HEAT 2 1/2 cups water and dried black-eyed peas; once at FULL BOIL, continue boil for two minutes, REMOVE from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Then DRAIN whatever water remains and allow peas to sit uncovered.
• In another saucepan, COMBINE 1 cup water, chicken broth, finely diced onion, finely diced celery, parsley and 2 cans (400g)/3 1/2 cups Diced Italian Tomatoes in juice, mustard, chilli pepper, ginger, black pepper and bay leaves; Bring to a BOIL.
• ADD cooked black-eyed peas.
• COVER and simmer on LOW for 1 hour and 45 minutes; STIR occasionally; If liquid is evaporating too quickly, you can add more water to make sure peas are covered with tomato/water mixture.
• ENJOY!
• NOTE: Is well worth the time to make and freezes WELL!
• NOTE: Remove Bay leaves before serving.
• NOTE: If canned tomatoes do not contain seasoning such as dry Italian seasoning, would suggest you add about 1 tbsp dry Italian seasoning, but is personal preference.
• NOTE: I serve in tortilla wrap with rocket, feta and Golden Door Recipe - Chilli Sauce.