| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 35 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 35 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 slices thick-cut bacon, sliced
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled
- 5 dried red chiles, broken up
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
- 1 quart low-sodium chicken stock
- 2 tomatoes, quartered
- 1/4 bunch fresh thyme, leaves removed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, add bacon and render until crisp. Remove the bacon to the paper towel-lined plate. To the same pot with rendered bacon fat, add the garlic, chiles, bay leaves, and dried peas and stir to combine. Pour in the chicken stock and add the tomatoes. Simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour until peas are tender.
- Transfer about 1 to 2 cups of the peas to a blender and puree until smooth. Place the blended peas back into the pot and stir to incorporate. Add the thyme leaves and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes. Place in a serving dish and dress the peas with the lemon juice, green onions, cilantro and bacon before serving
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 156 |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 22 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 6 mg |
| Sodium | 724 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 156 |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 22 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 6 mg |
| Sodium | 724 mg |
Reviews
The peas totally need to be soaked overnight. I cooked them for most two hours and still almost cracked a tooth. I like the spice, but ended up serving with rice so my family would eat it.
My family hated my black eyed peas New Year’s Day tradition until I found this recipe. It’s absolutely delicious and my grown children come home and expect these peas. Tyler is my “ultimate” favorite!
I made this with fresh peas instead of dried, and it still took over an hour. I wish it were more specific about what kind of dried red chile. I used only 3 chile de arbol, and it was still too hot even for my Cajun family who are used to eating very spicy foods. Had to remove chiles halfway through cooking time. Not sure if we will make this again.
Easy enough and quite different from what i’m used to. Liked it but wasn’t blown away. Will put dried chilies in food processor next time to get smaller pieces. May try with canned peas
The best I’ve ever made. A couple of notes. It takes a lot longer to cook the peas than a couple of hours. I even presoak the peas. Also it confuses me when the kind of chiles aren’t described any more than “red”. I used Chiles de Arbol and use only 3 as 5 is a little too hot for me. Tyler you are the BEST!
I added some Old Bay to mine and they were tasty…..but I wouldn’t say SPICY. Still I like my black eyed peas in a Poor Man’s Cavier salad.
These were really delicious. I saved a LOT of time by just using a can of Allen’s Black Eyed Peas instead of getting dried ones and soaking them.
I just needed to dump them into the pot as they were already cooked.
The flavor was delicious! This was the first time I had black eyed peas. I think it would also make a fantastic dip for nachos or tortillas. And it also works as a great side!
Easy and very good – the best black-eyed peas recipe I’ve had.
Delicious! Substituted a drained can of diced tomatoes for the fresh ones and two chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for the chiles. Gave it a tasty smokey flavor. We didn’t presoak the beans except for five minutes while the bacon cooked and they still were ready in an hour as the recipe specified.
Sorry, but 1 hr 15 min left my peas hard as a rock. Had to cook 3 hours to get them edible. Next time, I will soak peas overnight and maybe that will help. The flavors were great, but cook time was way off. I’m amazed that others gave this such high ratings, unless they like their peas al dente…