Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas And Greens Recipes

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients except escarole and pepper sauce.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 hours or until peas are tender.
• Stir in escarole. Cover; cook 1 hour longer or until escarole is wilted and tender. Serve with pepper sauce.

Steps:

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

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle.
• Heat bacon drippings in the same pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine chicken broth, peas, salt, and pepper in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add crumbled bacon, sauteed onion and garlic mixture, and any remaining bacon drippings.
• Cover and cook on Low until peas are tender, 4 to 6 hours.

Steps:

• Set a 6-quart or larger Instant Pot to sauté. Once hot, add the oil, onions, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the ham hocks and sauté for another minute. Turn off the machine and stir in the black eyed peas, collard greens, salt, pepper, chicken stock, bay leaves, thyme, and liquid smoke.
• Lock the lid in place, making sure the valve is set to seal, and pressure cook on high for 25 minutes. Allow the machine to natural release for 10 minutes before manually releasing any residual steam.
• Carefully open the lid and stir in the vinegar and hot sauce. Give it a taste and adjust seasoning accordingly. Discard the ham hock bones and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Put the black-eyed peas in the slow cooker - no need to presoak.
• Peel and chop the tomatoes (or do what I did - use canned).
• Grind together the tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic and chiles in a food processor (I used my stick blender and a deep-ish bowl). Add to slow cooker.
• Add the coriander, salt, turmeric, cumin and sugar to the slow cooker.
• Add the water and give it a stir. Cook on High for 7 hours. (Mine were done in about 5 hours). (See note about water. One reviewer reports using 6 cups and that that was enough.).
• Just before it's done, stir in the coconut milk and let it heat through, about 10 minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro. Serve with bread,naan, or rice, or on its own as a soup. (I strained off some of the liquid and served over rice).
• NOTE - I thought this was too much water. My peas cooked much more quickly than indicated, perhaps they were very fresh and just did not absorb as much water. When making again, I will reduce water and report back.