Bayou Black Eyed Peas Chicken Recipes

BAYOU BLACK-EYED PEAS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine mushrooms, onions, seasonings and peas in a large, greased baking dish.
• Push the chicken pieces down into the mixture.
• Scatter tomatoes over the top and pour wine over all.
• Cover and bake at 325°F for 35-45 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.

CHICKEN AND BLACK-EYED PEA STEW

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium- high heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more. In a 5-quart slow cooker, combine onion mixture, chicken, peas, tomato, broth, thyme, bay leaves, paprika, salt, and peppers. Cover and cook on high 4 hours or until vegetables are tender, or on low 7 hours. Discard thyme and bay leaves. Stir in vinegar. Garnish servings with green onion, thyme, and pepper, if desired.

BAHIAN SPICED CHICKEN & BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH YUCA MASH

Steps:

• For the Yuca Mash, bring a large pot of salted water to boil on high heat. Add yuca; return to boil. (Adding more boiling water, if needed, to cover the yuca by at least 1 inch.) Reduce heat to medium; boil 30 minutes or until yuca is very tender.
• For the Bahian Seasoning Blend, mix all ingredients until well blended. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. For the Chicken & Beans, melt butter in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 to 7 minutes or until no longer pink. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic; cook and stir 5 minutes or until vegetables soften. Stir in tomato paste and Bahian Seasoning Blend. Sprinkle with flour; mix well. Add stock, black-eyed peas, olives, 3 tablespoons of the cilantro and salt. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently. Spoon into 2-quart baking dish. Place baking dish on baking sheet. Set aside.
• Drain yuca well. Remove and discard fibrous core from center of each yuca piece using 2 forks (1 fork to hold the yuca piece and the other to remove the fibrous core). Gently peel off any other fibrous layers that may cling to yuca. Return yuca to large saucepan. Add 1/4 cup butter, softened, and warm milk. Mash with potato masher to form a sticky and chunky puree. Season with salt and white pepper. Spoon yuca mash around edge of the Chicken & Beans, leaving the center of visible. Sprinkle Cotija cheese on yuca mash.
• Bake 40 minutes or until filling is bubbling and cheese is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro.

CHICKEN FRICASSéE WITH BLACK-EYED PEAS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Quick-soak black-eyed peas.
• Chop onion and mince garlic. Cut mushrooms into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• In a 4-quart heavy kettle cook onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened. Add mushrooms and thyme and cook, stirring, until mushrooms are tender and liquid from mushrooms is evaporated. Stir in Sherry and simmer 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Pat chicken dry and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Season chicken with salt and pepper. In kettle heat remaining tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook chicken, stirring, until browned. Add flour, stirring to coat chicken evenly. Add broth and bring to a boil, stirring. Stir in mushroom mixture and peas and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, or until peas are tender.
• While mixture is simmering, discard coarse stems from spinach and cut leaves crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips.
• Stir spinach, cream, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste into fricassee and simmer, stirring, 2 minutes.

CHICKEN SMOTHERED WITH BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Sprinkle a total of about 1 tablespoon of the seasoning mix evenly on the chicken pieces, patting it in by hand. Combine 1 tablespoon plus 2½ teaspoons of the seasoning mix with the flour in a plastic or paper bag, mixing well. Set aside.
• In a large skillet heat ½-inch oil to 350º over high heat. Just before frying, dredge the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour, shaking off excess. Fry the hen in the hot oil (large pieces and skin side down first) until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. (Adjust heat as needed to maintain the oil's temperature at about 350º.) Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• In a 5½ quart saucepan or large Dutch oven, melt the fat over high heat. Add the bacon and cook just until it starts to get crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the onions, celery, bay leaves and 1 teaspoon of Tabasco. Cook until vegetables start to get tender, about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the peas, 2 tablespoons plus ½ teaspoon seasoning mix and the sage, stirring well. Cook until all the oil and juice is absorbed and mixture starts sticking excessively, about 2 to 4 minutes, stirring often. Add the stock, chicken pieces and remaining 1 tablespoon Tabasco. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until chicken and peas are tender, about 1½ to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. (Note: Cooking time will vary according to toughness of chicken.) If desired, adjust seasoning toward the end of cooking time with additional seasoning mix. To serve, place 1 to 2 pieces of chicken on each plate. Mound about ½ cup rice to the side, then top the rice with about ½ cup peas. Spoon extra sauce over the peas and chicken.

CAJUN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Sort peas and rinse with cold water. Place in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until softened. Drain and rinse peas, discarding liquid., Return peas to the pan; add the water, onion, bouillon and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes or until peas are tender.

BLACK-EYED PEA GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook the onion, pepper, and celery until tender. Pour in the chicken broth, and mix in rice, black-eyed peas with liquid, diced tomatoes and green chiles, diced tomatoes, and garlic. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes, or until rice is tender. Add water if soup is too thick.