Black-eyed peas with bacon and pork are a classic Southern dish that has been enjoyed for generations. This hearty and flavorful stew is made with black-eyed peas, bacon, pork, and a variety of vegetables, and it is often served over rice or cornbread. With its combination of smoky bacon, tender pork, and savory black-eyed peas, this dish is sure to warm your soul on a cold day. In this article, we will explore the history of Black-eyed peas with bacon and pork, as well as provide you with step-by-step instructions for making this delicious dish at home.
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BLACK EYED PEAS WITH BACON AND PORK
These Black Eyed Peas with Bacon and Pork Are a Traditional, Southern American Favorite and Eaten Mostly around the New Year Time for Good Luck! If You ...
Provided by Jeff O'connor
Time 2h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- If using dried black-eyed peas, place in a large pot and cover with about 4 inches of water. Soak overnight, then drain and rinse.
- If you do not have the time to soak peas overnight, you can quick-soak them instead. Place peas in a pot with water and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes, remove from heat, cover pot and set aside for 1 hour. Drain and rinse.
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat oil and add pork. Cook on all sides for about 4-5 minutes until browned.
- Add bacon, onion and garlic and cook for another 6-8 minutes until lightly browned.
- Season with salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic powder and coat the mixture. Cook for a further 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Add stock, water and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes.
- Once the pork is cooked and beginning to break apart, remove the lid and add the soaked peas. Shimmer, uncovered, for about 1 - 1½ hours until peas are cooked and very soft.
- Season to taste and add some hot pepper vinegar, if you wish, before serving!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269, Fat 16,6g, Carbohydrate 14g, Protein 16,2g, Cholesterol 39mg, Sodium 826mg
BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH BACON
This recipe will convert the most skeptical person about beans being delicious!
Provided by MUKWONOCOOK
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Beans and Peas Black-Eyed Peas
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place bacon in a 5-quart Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle.
- Heat bacon drippings over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in the drippings until tender, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, black-eyed peas, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and skim the top if necessary.
- Reduce heat to a simmer. Add bacon and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer until peas are tender, 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how tender you like them.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.2 calories, Carbohydrate 53.5 g, Cholesterol 9.5 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 9.3 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 1140.4 mg, Sugar 7.6 g
BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH BACON
A real Southern favorite, black-eyed peas are traditionally served on New Year's Day to bring good luck. The bacon and thyme in my mom's recipe make them extra special. -Ruby Williams, Bogalusa, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 50m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Rinse and sort black-eyed peas. Place peas and bacon in a Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let soak, covered, 1 hour. Do not drain., In a cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in thyme., Stir into pea mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, until peas are tender, stirring occasionally, 30-40 minutes. Sprinkle with salt to taste. If desired, garnish with fresh thyme leaves and additional crumbled bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 calories, Fat 19g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 228mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 11g fiber), Protein 15g protein.
INSTANT POT BLACK-EYED PEAS
These Instant Pot black-eyed peas are fully loaded with delicious ingredients. This is the best black-eyed peas around!
Provided by Forrest Clark
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Set Instant Pot to Sauté, adjust to the highest setting.
- Add vegetable oil, and let it heat up for a minute.
- Add diced pork/ham and diced bacon. I used a small boneless rib for my pork, since that was the smallest amount I could get of fresh pork. Allow the meat to brown for 5-10 minutes. This will help prevent the meat from seeming boiled and soggy. If you add the onion too early, the moisture from the onion will prevent the browning.
- Add diced onion, and cook until the diced onion is almost clear.
- Add minced garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add collard greens.
- Add water, chicken bouillon, black pepper, and bay leaves. Stir and mix everything together.
- Add rinsed black-eyed peas.
- Put the lid on, and set to Manual, High for 40 minutes.
- Allow to naturally release pressure for 7-10 minute
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300 calories, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 30 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 11 grams fat, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 405 grams sodium, Sugar 4 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams unsaturated fat
BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH PORK AND GREENS
This recipe features black-eyed peas, and three kinds of pork. How can that not bring good fortune? This is my variation of Hoppin' John, which is black-eyed peas, rice, and pork stewed together, usually served with some kind of greens and cornbread.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Ham
Time 10h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place black-eyed peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and set aside.
- Cook pork necks and bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in onion, celery, and carrot; cook and stir until softened, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Pour cold water and black-eyed peas into pork mixture; increase heat to high.
- Stir in bay leaf, thyme, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes and salt. Simmer uncovered until beans are tender, about 40 minutes.
- Remove neck bones from mixture; separate any meat from bones, return meat to Dutch oven, and discard bones.
- Stir in diced ham and kale; cook until greens are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 463 calories, Carbohydrate 45.5 g, Cholesterol 65.1 mg, Fat 15.4 g, Fiber 8.6 g, Protein 37.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 1232.6 mg, Sugar 5.8 g
SOUTHERN BLACK-EYED PEAS
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!
Provided by TxBluebonnet
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 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).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 226, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 3.6, Sodium 998, Carbohydrate 31, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 1.9, Protein 15.6
BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH BACON AND PORK
Steps:
- If using dried black-eyed peas, place them in a large pot and cover with about 4 inches of water. Soak the beans overnight, then drain and rinse. Alternatively, you can "quick-soak" the beans: bring them and the water to a boil for 2 minutes, then remove them from the heat, and cover the pot and soak for 1 hour. Drain and rinse the beans.
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the pork. Cook until the pork is browned on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bacon, onion, and garlic to the pot, and cook, stirring, for an additional 6 to 8 minutes, until the onion and garlic are lightly browned. Add the salt, black pepper, cayenne, and garlic powder, and cook for 2 more minutes, until the entire mixture is coated with spices. Add the stock, 2 cups water, and the bay leaves, bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes.
- When the pork begins to fall apart, add the soaked (or fresh) beans to the pot, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours more, until the beans are very soft.
- Using the back of a spoon, smash some of the beans against the inside of the pot, then stir into the mix. This will break up some beans and give them a creamier consistency. Alternatively, you can purée 1 cup of the beans and broth in a blender or a food processor, then return to the pot. Taste for seasonings, add hot pepper vinegar, as desired, and serve.
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 meats: Bacon, ham, and pork are all great options for adding flavor and richness to the dish.
- Don't overcook the peas: They should be cooked until they are tender but still have a slight bite to them.
- Add vegetables: Onions, celery, and carrots are all great additions to this dish. They add flavor, texture, and color.
- Season to taste: Salt, pepper, and garlic powder are all good starting points for seasoning the peas.
- Serve with a side of cornbread or rice: This will help to soak up the delicious sauce.
Conclusion:
Black-eyed peas with bacon and pork is a delicious and hearty dish that is perfect for a casual meal or a special occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. So next time you are looking for a new and exciting way to enjoy black-eyed peas, give this recipe a try!
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