This is a terrific way to transform your New Year’s black-eyed peas into a main dish, much like hoppin’ John.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 2 hrs 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 10 hrs 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package dried black-eyed peas
- 1 (8 ounce) bone-in ham steak
- 3 slices thick-cut bacon
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 medium lemon, juiced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth, or as needed to cover
- 1 ½ cups warm cooked rice
- 3 stalks green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Place black-eyed peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight.
- Drain peas. Dice ham and reserve the bone.
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle. Reserve for garnish.
- Saute onion and celery in the bacon drippings over medium heat until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Drain the bacon fat and transfer vegetables to a soup pot.
- Add peas, diced ham, ham bone, tomatoes, lemon juice, bay leaves, Creole seasoning, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cover with chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer until peas are soft, about 2 hours. Remove bay leaves and ham bone.
- Serve over warm rice with crumbled bacon and green onions sprinkled over top.
- You can use water instead of broth.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 622 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 97 g |
| Cholesterol | 35 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 16 g |
| Protein | 44 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 1752 mg |
| Sugars | 13 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Let me just start by saying that the flavor of this dish is wonderful! I accidentally bought pinto beans instead of black eyed peas but they still turned out great. I cut the recipe in half and we ended up with way more than two servings. This may be due in part to me using pinto, but I still believe the original recipe will yield way more than the 4 servings stated in the recipe. The bacon and green onion garnish are a wonderful addition. We also served with cornbread to round out this perfect meal! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
A complete dish, throw a well-buttered Jiffy cornbread slice on a plate. Perfect 2022 NY’s Day comfort combo, easy breezy.