Black Eyed Peas

 

Recipe Name: Black Eyed Peas

Story: It is a tradition to have black eyed peas on New Years and many years ago I started to develop this recipe just for that purpose.

Years you've been making it: At least 15

Author / Creator: Dustin

Submitted by: Dustin

Ingredients: 

• Bacon, about 4 to 6 slices
• Olive oil, 1 tbls
• Onion, 1 medium, diced small
• Garlic, 3 cloves, minced
• Apple cider vinegar, 2 tbls
• Thyme, 4 sprigs
• Bay leaves, 1 large
• Red pepper, a pinch (or leave out if you don't want any spice)
• Black pepper, 1 tsp
• Salt, 1/2 tsp (and to taste)
• Chicken stock, 2.5 cups
• Dried black eyed peas, 8 oz
• Water, 1 cup

Directions: 

1. Quick soak beans:
2. 8 oz beans, rinsed.  Add enough water to cover by 2+ inches, 1 tbls salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder.  bring to a boil, simmer for 1-2 mins. turn heat off, cover, closed, for 1 hr.  Drain through colander, rinse to remove excess pepper, salt, etc.
3. Crisp up bacon, remove.  Sauté onion for a few minutes, then add garlic and sauté for a min or two.  Then add all remaining ingredients including bacon and beans back.
4. Pressure cooked for 20 mins, release pressure
5. Then simmered for 30 mins to reduce
6. After reducing, mashed up about half for texture. Taste for salt and pepper, add more if needed.

Notes: 

You can do this without a pressure cooker, you will just need to simmer on a low boil for probably close to 2hrs until the beans are nice and soft. I also prefer my beans about half mashed and half not mashed, but if you prefer just whole beans, skip the mashing step.