Black-eyed pea soup is a Southern classic that is enjoyed by people of all ages. Traditionally, it is made with dried black-eyed peas, ham hocks, and a variety of vegetables, but there are many variations on the recipe. One popular variation is to add crème fraîche, a French dairy product that is similar to sour cream, to the soup. Crème fraîche adds a rich, creamy flavor to the soup and helps to balance out the smokiness of the ham hocks. This article will provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to make black-eyed pea soup with ham hocks and crème fraîche.
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BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 3h
Yield 3 1/2 Quarts
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Sort through the peas and pick out any pebbles or other debris. Rinse the peas under cold water. Put the peas in a 5-quart Dutch oven and cover with 5 cups cold water. Place over high heat and bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, cover and let peas soak for 1 hour.
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to cool. When cool, crumble the bacon and set aside. Add the oil to the skillet with the bacon fat Add the onions, carrots and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the collard greens and garlic and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the vegetables to the Dutch oven along with the chicken broth, ham hock, crumbled bacon, rice and 4 cups water. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, covered, until the peas and rice are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove the ham hock from the Dutch oven. Discard the skin and bone. Chop the meat into small pieces and return it to the Dutch oven. Season the soup with salt and pepper.
BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH HAM HOCK AND COLLARDS
For the New Year's good fortune, a plate of black-eyed peas or other beans is considered auspicious, auguring wealth and prosperity. In the American South, they are traditionally eaten on the first day of the year. Adding cooked greens (the color of money) is said to make them even luckier. Simmered with onion and a meaty ham bone (other options are salt pork, bacon, pig's feet, hog jowl and ham hock), black-eyed peas are often seasoned quite simply, with just salt and pepper. They may also be made highly seasoned with hot pepper and spices. Freshly baked cornbread is the perfect accompaniment. Black-eyed peas served over steamed rice is called Hoppin' John.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, lunch, soups and stews, main course
Time 2h
Yield About 12 cups cooked beans, 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Drain peas and put them in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add ham hock or bone (if using slab bacon, cut it into 2-inch chunks), cover with 10 cups water and turn heat to high. Add salt, onion stuck with cloves, bay leaf, black pepper and allspice.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Skim off and discard any foam that rises to the surface. Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until peas are tender. Throughout cooking, add water as necessary, always keeping liquid level 1 inch above surface, stirring with wooden spoon occasionally. Turn off heat. Check broth for salt and adjust seasoning. Mixture should be fairly brothy. With a pair of tongs, remove ham hock, ham bone or bacon. Chop meat and skin in rough pieces and set aside.
- Put a large wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil and heat until wavy. Add garlic and red pepper and let sizzle without browning. Add collard greens and stir to coat. Season with salt and add 1 cup water, stirring to help wilt greens. Add chopped ham and reduce heat to medium, then cover with lid slightly ajar and cook until greens are soft, about 20 minutes. Check seasoning.
- To serve, put greens and meat in low soup bowls, then ladle over hot black-eyed peas. Sprinkle with scallions.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 249, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 633 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SLOW-COOKER HAM AND BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP
This recipe is proof that soup is a perfect food to slow cook. The low and slow cooking softens up the ham hock and infuses the black-eyed peas with loads of flavor, without turning them to mush. And after it's finished its flavoring duties, that ham hock still has more to give your soup. The meat that's clinging to the hock gets chopped into bits and added back in for a toothsome texture and heartiness that'll satisfy the whole family. So next time you need a set-it-and-forget-it family dinner, you know what to do.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 7h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
- In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery; cook and stir 5 to 6 minutes or until vegetables soften. Add garlic and thyme; cook and stir 1 minute. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Add broth, black-eyed peas and ham hock to slow cooker.
- Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until meat on ham hock is tender and easily separated from bone.
- Remove ham hock. Remove ham from bone; discard bone. Shred ham; return to slow cooker, and stir.
- Skim off any excess fat from top of soup. Add parsley, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 9 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize About 1 1/2 Cups, Sodium 850 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 0 g
BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP WITH HAM
"Even people who don't care for black-eyed peas will enjoy this hearty meatless soup," promises Donna Ambrose, Mt. Wolf, Pennsylvania. "With a crusty loaf of bread, it's a heartwarming meal for those cold winter days."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 35m
Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. In the drippings, saute the green pepper, onion and garlic until tender., Add peas, tomatoes, water and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, parsley and bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 192 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 843mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 11g protein.
BLACK-EYED PEAS AND HAM HOCKS
This recipe is in response to 'cutelittlerocker's' request for anything Southern. It is my Mom's recipe, and she was from Arkansas. A portion of the peas may be mashed once cooked, then stirred together with the whole peas and shredded ham hock for a creamier consistency.
Provided by DOUET
Categories Side Dish Beans and Peas
Time 2h
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Rinse dried peas thoroughly, sorting any tiny pebbles or other debris.
- In a large stockpot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil with black-eyed peas, ham hocks, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours, or until peas and ham hocks are tender. If ham hocks require further cooking, simmer in water in a separate pot until meat is easily pulled from the bone.
- Cool ham hocks and remove all meat from the bone. Stir ham into the peas, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 516.1 calories, Carbohydrate 54.7 g, Cholesterol 54.4 mg, Fat 18 g, Fiber 9.7 g, Protein 35 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 58.6 mg, Sugar 6.3 g
HOME-STYLE BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP
This colorful hearty soup makes a good starter or main course. With a salad on the side, it's a light dinner for two.-Yvonne Peterson, Mountain View, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 50m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Add the peas, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Stir in the ham, Italian seasoning, pepper and salt. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until heated through, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 1314mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 18g protein.
BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP
This is a great New Year's meal! Perfect on a cold winter night. Great comfort food. Serve with corn bread.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large Dutch oven, cook and stir the pork sausage and ground beef with the onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes; drain off excess fat. Pour in the water, and stir in black-eyed peas, diced tomatoes, tomatoes with green chiles, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, salt, canned green chilies, molasses, beef bouillon cubes, black pepper, and cumin until thoroughly mixed.
- Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.3 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 67 mg, Fat 19.9 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 26.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 2228.2 mg, Sugar 5.9 g
BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH HAM HOCKS
Fall and winter are coming and this is a dish that will warm you up on a cold day. If you simmer it long enough, it will take on a stew-like consistency. I serve it with a little chopped tomato and onion on top with skillet cornbread on the side. You can also use pintos, limas, ore northern beans in place of the black-eyes. I hope you like it!
Provided by Adam K.
Categories Stew
Time 3h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Rinse peas well and pick out dirt and stones (I do not soak mine).
- Add to a large stock pot.
- Fill with water up to a little over half full (you may need to add more water (hot) as you go).
- Add ham hocks, salt and pepper (be careful not to add too much salt because of the ham hocks).
- Bring to a rapid boil for about 20 minutes. stirring so the peas don't stick.
- Put on low and simmer 2 1/2 to 3 hours, stirring every so often.
- When done, you can serve it by itself or over rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 508.5, Fat 1.9, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 24.2, Carbohydrate 90.8, Fiber 16, Sugar 10.4, Protein 35.6
Tips:
- Soak the black-eyed peas overnight: This will help to reduce the cooking time and make the peas more tender.
- Use a variety of vegetables: This will add flavor and texture to the soup. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, and garlic.
- Don't overcook the peas: They should be tender but still have a slight bite to them.
- Use a good quality ham hock: This will add a lot of flavor to the soup. If you can't find a ham hock, you can use a smoked ham bone instead.
- Season the soup well: This is important for bringing out the flavors of the other ingredients. Use a combination of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika.
- Serve the soup with a dollop of crème fraîche: This will add a creamy and tangy flavor to the soup.
Conclusion:
Black-eyed pea soup is a delicious and hearty soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a very versatile soup, so you can easily customize it to your own taste. Whether you like your soup thick or thin, spicy or mild, there is a black-eyed pea soup recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a comforting and delicious soup, give black-eyed pea soup a try.
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