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Submitted by TxBluebonnet
"I love black-eyed peas! I'd much rather have fresh peas than dried, but I'll take them anyway I can get them. I don't remember where I found this recipe, but I really like it. The original recipe used salt pork, but I use bacon. Give me a bowl of these peas, a dash of Tabasco, a slab of hot-from-the-oven cornbread, some green onions and tomato slices then stand out of the way!"
photo by limeandspoontt 
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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6
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ingredients
- 4 cups fresh or frozen black-eyed peas
- 4 -5 slices bacon
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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directions
- In a 5 quart Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; set aside to drain on paper towels.
- Cook onion, celery and garlic in bacon drippings until tender; add broth, salt, pepper and peas. Bring to a boil and skim top if necessary.
- Lower heat to simmer; crumble bacon and add to peas.
- Adjust seasonings to taste, cover and simmer until peas are tender (30 minutes to 1 hour depending on how tender you like them).
Questions & Replies
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if you presoaked your beans to you simmer and boil them in the broth for 4 hours instead of one hour? I can't tell if I just cook the entire thing longer or boil the beans separately for 4 hours
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Happy New Year 2018.. I am about to try this receipt for the first time I want to replace the bacon with smoke neck bone if so do I follow the same steps? When will I use the chicken broth?
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If I used dried peas do I need to soak them before hand?
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Reviews
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Beans were delicious! I'm from the South as well. It's silly for anyone to claim certain ingredients disqualify something from being Southern cuisine. Just 'cause your mama and granny cooked something one way, doesn't mean someone else's didn't cook it another. Also, we do have celery and garlic in the South just like everywhere else. I thought they both made for nice additions.
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Love the chicken broth! I've always used water like my mom did, but never again. Skipped the celery because I didn't have any, used spiral sliced ham instead of bacon, and a one pound bag of dried peas not pre-soaked. Cooked covered for 4 hours - perfect!
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My go-to recipe for delicious, flavorful black-eyed peas. I've tried different recipes over the years and definitely prefer bacon over ham and fresh peas. I also add a pinch of cayenne pepper for a subtle kick.
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Exactly what I was looking for. Notes to self...soaked beans overnight, one hour cooking time. Use plenty of onions and garlic. I chopped up one smoked sausage as I didn't have bacon. Tossed in a dried red pepper and herbes de provence. Used a beef bouillon cube, don't think beef or chicken would matter. Season at end.
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Tweaks
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Hello everyone for this recipe i like to use smoked turkey. My trick to more flavors instead of bacon is .... first cut up the smoked turkey then stir fry it in chicken broth and olive oil after that add all garlic onion and celery other season and enjoy
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Really great basic recipe. These were cheap, tasty, easy and fast to make. I added bay leaves and cayanne and used salt pork instead of bacon.
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Turned out perfect. Used salt pork instead of bacon, but did everything else the same. Dee-Lish! Thanks for your submission.
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Love the chicken broth! I've always used water like my mom did, but never again. Skipped the celery because I didn't have any, used spiral sliced ham instead of bacon, and a one pound bag of dried peas not pre-soaked. Cooked covered for 4 hours - perfect!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Widowed, mother of 5, grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 2. My grandchildren are the joy of my life. Cooking is my passion, reading is my relaxation, so reading new recipes is "passionate relaxation".
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