Ingredients: 4 to 8 oz. fresh, ready to cook black-eyed peas 1 medium jalapeno pepper (chopped) 1/2 small onion (chopped) 2 or 3 bacon slices (cut up) salt & pepper to taste water as needed Instructions: Combine peas, pepper, onion and bacon in a 2 quart sauce pan. Add water to fill the pan. Add salt & pepper as you like. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer (at a low boil) until liquid is absorbed and peas are tender. If peas are still hard add more water as needed and continue cooking until peas are tender. Note: Recipe can be easily doubled, tripled or more!
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Josie’s New Year Blackeyed Pea Gumbo
Ingredients: 1 package of blackeyed peas 2 pounds crab legs 2 pounds shrimp 2 pounds chicken wings 2 pounds beef sausage 1 ham shank Instructions: Soak peas over night beginning New Years eve. On New Years Day fill a large pot half full of cold water and add peas. Cook for approximately 4 hours on medium heat. Add all other ingredients and cook on low/medium another hour. You may add salt and pepper to taste. Note: Served best with some fresh cracklin cornbread.
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Black-Eyed Pea Casserole
Ingredients: 1 can Trappey’s® Black-Eyed Peas (regular) 1 can Trappey’s® Jalapeno Black-Eyed Peas 2 lbs. Ground Beef 1 cup instant white rice 1 can Rotel® American cheese slices Instructions: Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Brown ground beef and drain off grease. Boil 1 cup rice as instructed on box. Mix ground beef, cooked rice, Rotel®, and both cans of black-eyed peas in medium sized mixing bowl. In an 8″X10″ glass or Pyrex® casserole dish, lay cheese slices to cover bottom of dish. Pour contents of mixing bowl into the casserole dish. Cover top of casserole with cheese slices. Put a lid on top and bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Makes 4-5 servings. Serve and enjoy!!!
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Hoppin’ John
Ingredients: 1 cup dried black-eyed peas 1/4 pound salt pork (diced) 1 medium green bell pepper (chopped) 1 medium onion (chopped) 1 cup uncooked rice 1 tablespoon butter or margarine Tabasco, to taste salt and pepper, to taste Instructions: Soak peas overnight, drain. Add salt pork, green pepper and onion. Cover with water and simmer 2 hours or until peas are tender. Cook rice according to package directions. When peas are done and water has cooked very low, add rice and remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat until all liquid is absorbed. Serve hot
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