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A white bowl with black-eyed peas

Southern Black Eyed Peas

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Southern black-eyed peas with bacon and sausage
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 3 hours
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
Servings 8 servings
Calories 384 kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch oven or soup pot
  • Bowl
  • Spider skimmer or slotted spoon

Ingredients
 
 

  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups kale roughly chopped
  • 1 pound black-eyed peas
  • ¾ pound thick-cut bacon chopped
  • 6 ounces smoked sausage diced
  • 1½ cup onion chopped
  • 1 cup celery chopped
  • 1 jalapeno chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon thyme fresh
  • 1 tablespoon blackening seasoning
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt optional
  • ½ tablespoon ground black pepper optional

Instructions
 

  • Rinse black-eyed peas and place in a bowl for covered in warm water about 2-3 inches above the peas. Cover and let soak for 2 hours or overnight.
  • In a Dutch oven or soup pot, over medium-high heat cook the bacon and sausage until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes depending on the doneness of the bacon you prefer. Remove bacon and sausage mixture using a spider skimmer or slotted spoon, place into the bowl, and set aside.
  • Reserve 3 tablespoons of the drippings and discard the rest. Add the drippings back to the Dutch oven and cook on medium-high heat, the celery, jalapeno, and onion until the onion have started to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to high and add the chicken broth.
  • Drain the soaked beans, rinse, add them to the pot and add the blackening seasoning, thyme and bay leaves.
  • Bring to a boil and the reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 25 minutes. If you did not soak the beans cook for 3 hours.
  • Remove the bay leaves and add the kale, bacon a sausage back to the pot and cook for another 15 minutes, until the beans are tender.

Notes

You can cook these without soaking however it will increase cooking time by 3 hours.
If the beans start to dry out add more water.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 384kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 18gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 563mgPotassium: 672mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 2010IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 3mg
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Keyword Bacon, Black-eyed Peas, New Year
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