This recipe for New Year's black-eyed peas is the perfect dish for January 1st. Savory black-eyed peas are soaked overnight and cooked with onions, celery, and green peppers. It's a dish the entire family can enjoy!
Happy New Years to everyone! The New Year is always a time for reflection on the past year and an opportunity to look forward to the promise of the upcoming year.
Why you'll love this recipe
Since Matt and I were in Ann Arbor, I decided to make some for us to bring in the New Year. Aside from remembering to soak the beans overnight, this recipe is as easy as it gets!
History of black-eyed peas
In the Southern United States, eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is thought to bring prosperity to the New Year. Growing up, my dad always cooked black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.
Heather's helpful hints
Soaking beans allows the dried beans to absorb water, which begins to dissolve the starches that cause intestinal discomfort. Soak most beans in three times their volume of cold water for six hours before cooking.
Recipe
New Year's Black Eyed Peas
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion chopped
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ½ cup green pepper chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 pound black-eyed peas soaked overnight and rinsed
- 1 quart chicken stock
- bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- 3 tablespoons green onion finely chopped
- 3 cups white rice steamed
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large soup pot, add the onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic, cook for 4 minutes. r or stock. Adjust seasonings, and garnish with green onions. Serve over rice.
- Add the black-eyed peas, stock, bay leaves, thyme, and seasonings. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 40 minutes, or until the peas are creamy and tender, stir occasionally. If the liquid evaporates, add more water.
Nutrition
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Happy Baking!
Heather
Amanda
yuck.... peas and beans and well this black eyed pea.... it looks like it would be tasty if you liked that sort of thing. I love all your recipes heather
Heather @ Sweet Precision
Oh Amanda... you know you LOVE my black eyed peas!!
tableofcolors
Your black-eyed peas look divine! And after eating my cinnamon roll cake...anything savory looks absolutely wonderful! :)
Heather @ Sweet Precision
I know what you mean! After eating alot of something sweet, all I want is something savory :) And based on how tasty the cake looked, I certainly would have had alot of it!
sprinklesandsauce
Such a lovely dish! We should start using black eyed peas more in our cooking! Thanks!
Heather @ Sweet Precision
Thank you! I love them because they're so easy and versatile to cook with!
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smileycook
Looks soooooooo delicious!
Heather @ Sweet Precision
Thank you!!
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Stefano
Heather, I love Black Eyed Peas: don't phunk with my heart, I got a feeling, rock that body, time... Cool vibes, which now become edible ones! ;-)
Jokes aside, a very nice, tasty recipe as usual.
Happy New Year to you and Matt!
Heather @ Sweet Precision
I love the Black Eyed Peas! I bet they would put on a great and entertaining concert ;) Now the story I want to hear is how they came up with the name for their group!
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Sherri
Black Eyed Peas - I've only ever had them once or twice but this recipe looks the best!
How wonderful that you managed to read the bible in a year. I've often thought about doing this - note, I said 'thought' - but you have inspired me as I didn't know about the online version, many thanks Heather for the link. What a great way to do it. Modern technology certainly does pay off in so many ways!
I wish for you all the very best for 2014 and to you achieving yet more goals on your bucket list :-)
Heather @ Sweet Precision
Thank you Sherri! I tried many times to start reading the bible and usually ended up falling off the wagon around late February. This website is really a great tool! You can even choose the type of reading plan you'd like. I choose to just read from start to finish, but there are so many options!
Just Add Attitude
Hi Heather,
Well done on reading the bible in its entirety and good luck with whatever you decide to do from your bucket list this year.
I hope the black eyed peas bring you both lots of luck in 2104. ;)
Heather @ Sweet Precision
Thank you! I thought it was fun to see that we both have lists that we add to each year. It's nice to have something to work towards as the year progresses :)
Francesca
I love this dish, Heather! So simple and it looks wonderful. In Italy, we have a similar tradition but the ingredient is different: lentils. They are thought to bring money in the New Year!
Congratulations on your bible reading! Very well done! I wish I could say the same! :-)
Heather @ Sweet Precision
Thank you Francesca! It was such a fun challenge and I'm glad that I was able to see it through. There were a couple times that I got far behind and had to work to catch up with my readings.
How interesting that you have a very similar dish! I was doing a little reading about New Years traditions and it seems that many cultures have a specific dish. I was thinking that it would be fun to try a different dish next year!
the winegetter
My mother in law makes them, too. Very delicious. We added some hot sausage to the mix. Happy New Year!
Heather @ Sweet Precision
It's a great tradition! Sausage would be a wonderful addition to the dish. I'm on my fourth day of beans and need something to spice it up. Happy New Year to you as well :)
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the winegetter
And see you soon!! :)
Tracy Lee Karner
I love black eyed peas! And never ate them one time until I lived in the south, after I was 30. This is pretty much my go-to recipe (I think the thyme and bay leaf make all the difference!)... But I don't eat them just at New Year's time, do you?
Heather @ Sweet Precision
I think they're delightful! When I was younger we would add in a ham hock for even more flavor, but as our family turned to healthier eating habits we omitted this. It's definitely a southern dish! I too like to eat them anytime of the year. Black eyed peas would always be a staple at Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner. It's such a simple dish with lots of flavor!
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MOM
We are eating our New Years treat in MN too. I always get excited when I see dad make the broth and soak the beans. HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and Matt.
Heather @ Sweet Precision
It's always such a treat to look forward to! We used our leftover stock from Thanksgiving so they have a wonderfully deep flavor. Did you watch the parade on television? I will admit that I missed it this year :(
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MOM
Yes, I watched the parade.....in fact, I watched the WHOLE thing. It was grand fun especially when the marching band from Rosemount marched across my screen. I am also very happy for your success in reading through the bible this year. A wonderful accomplishment, and not an easy task. Congratulations! I also like your idea that a bucket list is a fluid entity, changable with the passage of time and interests. Seems to make it something to look forward to rather than something that must be accomplished. I may even make such a list myself and call it something like...This Sounds Like A Fun New Way To Spend A Few Hours.
Heather @ Sweet Precision
Oh how fun! I went to go see a movie and got back back after it was all done. I'm glad that you were able to enjoy it for both of us :)
Yes, I'm so glad that I was able to accomplish my goal. I find that after a year of reading, I now miss the ritual! But onto yet another item on the list. You should defiantly make your own too! :)
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