Black eyed peas with rice is a classic Southern dish that is often served as a side dish or main course. This hearty and flavorful dish is made with black eyed peas, rice, and a variety of seasonings. It is a great way to use up leftover black eyed peas or to make a quick and easy meal. With the right combination of spices and ingredients, you can create a delicious and satisfying meal that will please everyone at the table.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
HOPPIN' JOHN -- RICE AND BLACK-EYED PEAS
I have heard all my life that one should eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the new year. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties that my father changed the dish from black eyed peas to Hoppin' John as our traditional New Year's Day good luck meal. It's simple, po' foke's food, and I love it any time of the year. In the directions, I will include substitutions to make this dish vegetarian/vegan. Some history of the dish can be found here --http://members.aol.com/RSRICHMOND/hoppingjohn.html -- It would seem most people cook the rice and peas seperately, and then combine the two to serve. That's how my dad does it. I wanted to cook the flavor of the black eyed peas into the rice. So, this recipe strays a little from the norm, in that I cook the rice with the peas already in the pan.
Provided by ATM 67
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a 4 qt or pan brown bacon and cook onion in bacon grease until the onion is transparent. ** For vegan, omit bacon and use approximately 1/4 cup of vegetable oil to cook onion.
- Add uncooked rice, black eyed peas (with juice) and water to your bacon onion mixture. Mix well. **For vegan add liquid smoke at this point to replace the smoke flavor that would have been added by the bacon.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium.
- When the tops of the bursting bubbles of boiling water are all of the liquid that can be seen above the rice, remove the pan from the heat and cover.
- Wait at least twenty minutes, WITHOUT PEEKING!
- Don't do it. You'll loose precious heat and steam.
- Serve with bread of your choice, or with the veggies of your choice and plenty of hot sauce. Of course, the variety of hot sauce you choose will depend on your tolerance for heat. If you would like, this could be served as a side dish, as well.
BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE
Black-eyed peas with rice.
Provided by Negman
Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Beans and Rice Recipes
Time 9h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
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 rinse.
- Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir ham until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion, green bell pepper, and garlic; saute until onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Add black-eyed peas, water, bay leaves, paprika, salt, and black pepper; cover pot with a lid and simmer until peas are tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
- Remove bay leaves from black-eyed peas mixture and stir in rice. Simmer until all the liquid is evaporated, 5 to 10 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.3 calories, Carbohydrate 41.7 g, Cholesterol 10.6 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 277.5 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
BLACK EYED PEAS WITH RICE
This is a nice southern dish that you can use as a side dish or as main course. Smoked sausage or bacon can be used in place of the hamhocks if you so desire. Serve the beans and meat over rice. This is known as Southern Caviar and is eaten on New Year's Day. The black-eyed peas represent luck and the cabbage represents money. You can use fresh, frozen, or canned black-eyed peas in place of the dried beans, which shortens the cooking time for a quicker version of this recipe.
Provided by southern chef in lo
Categories Pork
Time 3h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Wash the peas; place in large pot. Cover with water. Bring to boil. Once it reaches a boil, remove from heat, cover and let sit for 1 hour. After the 1 hour is up, drain the peas and set aside.
- Add oil to pot; sauté the ham hock, onion, and celery until tender.
- Add the garlic and sauté 2 minutes more.
- Add peas cover with water about 1 to 11/2 inch over peas.
- Add pepper, parsley, and about 1 teaspoon of salt to start with.
- Bring to boil; stir, reduce heat and simmer about 2 hours, or until peas are tender. Keep checking every once in a while to see if more water is needed, and taste to see if more salt is needed.
- Stir occasionally.
- Water will turn into a gravy; serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.8, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 174.8, Carbohydrate 9.6, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 0.7, Protein 3
BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE
Steps:
- Combine water, say sauce, salt garlic powder, curry powder and cooked peas. Add rice by pouring it into the center of the pot until it reaches the top of the water line-NO MORE. Stir well and cover. Continue cooking on a medium to low flame until rice is fluffy and cooked through.
LUCKY BLACK EYED PEAS WITH RICE & BACON
A light, easy dish for when you're ready to take a break from heavy meals. This recipe is supposed to serve 6 but it didn't go that far at MY table. No reason to stop at half the bell pepper - it could have used more. Also that "dash" of cayenne should be increased by quite a bit!
Provided by tgobbi
Categories Beans
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook bacon in large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat until crispy.
- Drain off all but 1 T of the drippings.
- Add onion; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 5 minutes.
- Stir in red pepper and garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
- Add rice; cook, stirring, until lightly colored, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth, peas, salt, thymeand peppers; heat to a boil.
- Cover; reduce heat.
- Cook until rice is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.5, Fat 10.8, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 12.8, Sodium 804.8, Carbohydrate 46.9, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 1.4, Protein 13.4
CREOLE BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE
An easy spicy dish. Adjust the spices to your needs - less Creole Seasoning if you like it mild, add chili powder or cayenne pepper for more kick! This is also good with salsa on top. You can substitute 1/2 pound dried black-eyed peas, cooked for the canned black-eyed peas if you wish.
Provided by Sola
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Crumble the ground beef into a deep skillet or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and green pepper. Cook and stir until beef is evenly browned. Drain the grease.
- Add the rice and water to the pan, and season with Creole seasoning, pepper, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes, until the water is absorbed. About halfway through cooking the rice, stir in the black-eyed peas.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 387.6 calories, Carbohydrate 48.7 g, Cholesterol 49.6 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 24.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 720.7 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
DIRTY RICE WITH BLACK-EYED PEAS
The hubby is now on a low-sodium diet--a challenge to our beans, rice, and protein meals! This a great low-sodium interpretation of dirty rice with black-eyed peas. Serve with low-sodium hot sauce.
Provided by Aliskill
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir turkey Italian sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
- Heat the same pan over medium-high heat and brown kielbasa slices, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to the same bowl with Italian sausage.
- Heat the drippings over medium-high heat in the same pan. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper; saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and continue to saute until onion is tender, 2 to 3 minutes more.
- Transfer sausages and vegetable mixture to a large pot. Add water, black-eyed peas, bouillon, cayenne, chili powder, oregano, basil, pepper, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Add rice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Stir in green onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 469.9 calories, Carbohydrate 61.3 g, Cholesterol 77.8 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 6.8 g, Protein 28.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 1435.1 mg, Sugar 3.6 g
BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE
In her cookbook, "Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking," Toni Tipton-Martin writes about the Carolina lowcountry tradition of the dish Hoppin' John, as recorded in the "Penn School & Sea Islands Heritage Cookbook." The dish was described as brown field peas cooked with rice to be eaten for good luck throughout the year. In African American communities, the tradition of eating rice and cowpeas dates to a celebration on Dec. 31, 1862, Freedom's Eve. On that day, enslaved Africans congregated in churches in the south, eager to hear the news that the Emancipation Proclamation had set them free. The tradition of eating peas and rice for the new year is now deeply held across cultures throughout the United States and ties to centuries-old folklore that might just lead to better health, prosperity and maybe, just maybe, a bit more luck.
Provided by Kayla Stewart
Categories dinner, beans, main course, side dish
Time 1h45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak the black-eyed peas in cold water overnight, then drain when ready to cook.
- In a large saucepan, cook the salt pork over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp and the fat is rendered, about 6 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and cook until just translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock, drained black-eyed peas, ham, red-pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer over medium-low heat, skimming any foam that rises to the surface, until tender, about 1 hour.
- Taste and season with more salt as desired. Stir in the rice. Cover and return the pot to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then serve.
BLACK-EYED PEAS, RICE, AND KIELBASA
Black-eyed peas, rice, and kielbasa are a match made in heaven, or at my mother-in-law's in Mississippi. She has not made this one time without everyone wanting the recipe. I'm so glad she is willing to share it. This is a guaranteed hit and it is so easy!
Provided by LEIGHGEE
Time 1h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place butter in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and pour rice over top.
- Mix black-eyed peas, sausage, beef broth, mushrooms, and water together in a bowl; pour over rice.
- Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until sausage is browned and rice is tender, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 940.6 calories, Carbohydrate 71 g, Cholesterol 142.1 mg, Fat 59.2 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 29.3 g, SaturatedFat 31.3 g, Sodium 2182 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
BLACK EYED PEAS W/RICE
Make and share this Black Eyed Peas W/Rice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Fridaysgirl 11
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 1 cup, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon reserving drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon & set aside.
- Saute onion in drippings until tender. Drain the onion & discard the drippings. Return the onion to skillet. Add drained peas & last 7 ingredients.
- Cover & cook over low heat 8 to 10 minutes. Put into serving dish & sprinkle crumbled bacon over top.
- Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.3, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 4.1, Sodium 1604.9, Carbohydrate 48.1, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 6.6, Protein 9.9
CREOLE BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE
Make and share this Creole Black-Eyed Peas and Rice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef Ashley 1000
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h45m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Rinse black-eyed peas and place in a large pot. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a medium heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse peas.
- Return peas to pot and add a few dashes of salt. Add 1½ cups of water, cover, and simmer on medium heat for 35 minutes.
- Chop onions and peppers and mince garlic. Slice sausage in small pieces. While beans are simmering, melt a tbsp of butter in a pan on medium heat. Add onions, peppers, sausage and garlic and cook about 10 minutes.
- Stir in mixture into the black-eyed pea pot. Add parsley, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, oregano, thyme, and hot sauce.
- Bring mixture to a boil, reduce to medium-low, and cook 45 minutes. Serve with white rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 594.1, Fat 30.8, SaturatedFat 12.5, Cholesterol 66.8, Sodium 1534.1, Carbohydrate 48.1, Fiber 8.4, Sugar 8.8, Protein 32.9
Tips:
- Soak the black-eyed peas overnight or for at least 4 hours before cooking. This will help to soften them and reduce the cooking time.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven to cook the peas. This will help to distribute the heat evenly and prevent the peas from burning.
- Add a bay leaf, thyme, and garlic to the pot with the peas. This will add flavor to the dish.
- Season the peas with salt and pepper to taste. You can also add other spices, such as cumin, paprika, or cayenne pepper, to taste.
- Cook the peas for about 1 hour, or until they are tender. Be sure to stir the peas occasionally to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Serve the black-eyed peas with rice, cornbread, or your favorite side dish.
Conclusion:
Black-eyed peas are a delicious and versatile legume that can be used in a variety of dishes. They are a good source of protein, fiber, and vitamins and minerals. Black-eyed peas are also a traditional food in many cultures, and they are often served on special occasions. Whether you are looking for a simple side dish or a hearty main course, black-eyed peas are a great option.
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