Happy New Years 2024! Recipe for Black Eyed Peas!

[Texas Sheepdawg]

Texas Sheepdawgs’
Black eyed peas recipe 2023

1-lb dry peas
2-tablespoons onion powder
1-teaspoon minced garlic, or 2 small cloves crushed.
2-medium whole bay leaves
1/2-teaspoon oregano
1-Teaspoon of dry minced onions.
4-slices hickory smoked bacon chopped into cubes.
3/4-Teaspoon of whole black peppercorns.
1-Tablespoon brown sugar
5-6-teaspoons chicken bouillon powder.
1/4-teaspoon white pepper
1/4-teaspoon slap ya mama
1/2 teaspoon liquid hickory smoke.

Directions: follow directions on pea prep cleaning then Pre Soak 1 Lb peas for at least 5 hours in 8 cups water.
Drain off water but retain about 1-2 cups of water for flavor enhancing. Put peas in crock pot on high and add back 6 cups of water.
Chop bacon into cubes about 1/2-1 inch and fry until brown and crispy. Put bacon on paper towel to soak up excess grease and add to pot. Place two whole bay leaves in pot. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Slow cook peas on high stirring at least once an hour. After about 2 hours on high, remove the bay leaves. Continue to season to personal taste, stirring once an hour. Total crock pot time should be at least 5-6 hours.

[coyote wacker]

Looks like a great recipe for a cold January day.....

[Hoot]

Pretty much my Mom's recipe for Navy Bean soup. Yum!

Hoot

[coyote wacker]

Never have ever ate black eye peas anything....alway navy been soup and pea up here in the North Country.....

Talked to the wife and she has a couple bags of black eye peas and will give it a try !

[Texas Sheepdawg]

Yeah. Thanks guys. I have been struggling to find my mom’s original recipe in her writings. In 2021, I tried to make some from scratch and it was a disaster.
This year, I dug deep into my mom’s recipe books and found several different recipes but none of them were exactly how she made it. So I extracted the ingredients I KNEW she used and then delved into southern recipes dating back many years.
This was the result. I got a thumbs up from my whole family so I guess this one is going to be my new foundation to build upon.