Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas By The Righteous Kitchen

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My mother-in-law wasn’t superstitious; but she did serve the traditional Black-Eyed Peas Dinner each New Year's Day. She used frozen black eyed peas, and that’s easy. This year I offered to make them, and have put together a recipe. I really like the way this recipe tastes, and I’m likely to eat these throughout the year.

Pork (look to the future) 

Black Eyed Peas (good luck)

Greens (paper money)

Rice (fertility)

Cornbread (gold)

Make sure to include The Most Perfect Cornbread, in your New Year's lineup. For dessert, I always serve Twin Angel Cake Pies!

BLACK EYED PEAS

INGREDIENTS:
2 Pounds dried black eyed peas, sorted, soaking in water
Water to fill crock pot to 1/3 capacity
3 Tablespoons lard
4 Stalks celery, diced
4 Carrots, diced
1 Large onion, diced
2 Hatch chili peppers - or 1 poblano chili pepper - roasted, peeled, de-seeded, diced
6 Large cloves garlic, minced
2 Teaspoons black pepper
2 Teaspoons oregano leaves
2 Teaspoons basi
1 Teaspoon paprika
1 Teaspoon granulated garlic

*4 - 6 Cups Ham Stock

**2 Cups Ham pieces

*This recipe uses ham stock and ham pieces made from a baked ham. If you don’t have ham stock; use Better Than Bouillon Ham Base, to make a stock.

**This recipe uses ham pieces from a leftover baked ham, or ham hock.

DIRECTIONS:
Sort peas, then transfer to a large bowl. Add water, to cover peas; for a quick soak. Set aside. Fill crockpot, or slow cooker 1/3 way up with water. Turn heat to high, and let water warm. Heat lard, in a large skillet, over medium high heat. Sauté celery, carrot, onion, and chilies until translucent. Add garlic and spices, cooking until softened. Transfer vegetables to crock pot. Strain water from black eyed peas, and add to crock pot. Make sure peas are covered with water by 1/2 inch. Cover and cook on high heat for 1 hour. About 1 inch of water will have evaporated, and peas should be soft, but not split or mushy. Ladle most of the water, from the peas. Replace water with ham stock and ham pieces. Turn off heat once warmed through, to avoid overcooking.

A comforting, single-bowl serving of traditional Black Eyed Peas (calculated from a large slow-cooker yield of 12 hearty portions) contains approximately 320 calories, 7.0 grams of fat, and 20.0 grams of protein. This flavor-packed holiday meal also provides 45.0 grams of total carbohydrates, an exceptional 12.0 grams of dietary fiber, and 5.0 grams of sugar.

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