Blackeyed Peas And Cajun Sausage Recipes

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND CAJUN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Pick (remove any bad peas) and wash peas.
• Combine in a sauce pan with sausage, water, seasonings, onions and pepper.
• Cover and simmer over low flame for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Add water if needed. You want to have enough water to make thick gravy.
• Add green onions (scallions) and serve over rice.

BLACKEYED PEAS AND CAJUN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Pick (remove any bad peas) and wash peas.
• Combine in sauce pan with sausage, water, seasons, onions and pepper. Cover and simmer over low flame for 1 and 1 1/2 hour or until tender.
• Add water if needed.
• You want to have enough water to make thick gravy.
• Add green onions (scallions) and serve over rice.

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet, fry diced bacon until fat is rendered and bacon is slightly crisp. Drain bacon to a paper towel; pour the bacon grease in a bowl to use later.
• Add 2 tablespoons bacon fat back to the skillet; sauté celery, green peppers, onion and garlic until onions are translucent.
• Meanwhile, add undrained black-eyed peas, 1 pea can of warm water, salt, cayenne pepper (optional), diced tomato and fried bacon to a Dutch oven or large, deep saucepan.
• Once the vegetables are tender, add them to the black eyed peas.
• To the same skillet, add 1 tablespoon reserved bacon grease; fry smoked sausage until lightly browned and crisp.
• Add the smoked sausage to the peas and stir.
• Bring the stew to a simmer, and continue to simmer for 40 minutes or until the stew is to your desired thickness.

SMOKED SAUSAGE AND BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In a large pot, over medium heat, render the sausage for 5 minutes. Stir in the onions, salt, cayenne, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and parsley. Saute for 5 minutes, or until the onions are wilted. Stir in the chicken stock, peas and garlic. Bring the liquid up to a simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours, or until the peas are tender. Spoon the peas and sausage in the center of a shallow bowl. Garnish with green onions. Serve with cornbread muffins.

BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH SAUSAGE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a little water in a large skillet over low-to-medium heat. Break up sausage with a spoon; continue cooking and stirring until sausage is no longer pink. Drain any remaining water (if needed).
• Add onion to sausage in skillet. Continue cooking over low-to-medium heat until onion is tender; about 5 minutes.
• Open cans of diced tomatoes and black-eyed peas. Drain canned tomatoes and one can of black-eyed peas, but do not drain the second can of peas.
• Add tomatoes (drained) and black-eyed peas (one drained, one with liquid) to the sausage and onion mixture in skillet. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes over low heat.
• Salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over skillet mixture.
• Serve with hot pepper sauce on the side, so each person may spice up his/her individual serving.

BLACK-EYED PEA SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the peas, tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, seasonings and hot pepper sauce. , Cook and stir for 10-12 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Stir in corn; cook 5 minutes longer or until heated through., Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

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 PEAS WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND RICE

Steps:

• If using dried peas, rinse and soak overnight in water to cover by 3 inches. Drain, and place in a 6- to 8-quart pot with a 1/2-pound piece of the andouille, the ham and the stock. Heat to boiling, then reduce to a simmer. (If using fresh or frozen peas, boil the stock first, then add peas, the 1/2-pound piece of andouille and the ham. Return to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.)
• Heat the bacon grease or oil in a heavy skillet, add the onion and celery and cook until soft. Add to the peas with the garlic and remaining seasonings. Simmer dried peas for 2 to 2 1/2 hours; fresh or frozen for about 30 to 45 minutes. In both cases, the peas should be tender and the liquid should begin to thicken.
• Slice remaining sausage into 1/2-inch rounds. Fry briefly in a nonstick skillet and add to the peas. Remove the whole piece of sausage and the ham and chop roughly; return to pot. Cook for another 15 minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs, bay leaves and pepper pods.
• To serve, ladle pea mixture over rice and sprinkle with green onions, Tabasco and vinegar to taste.

SAUSAGE WITH BLACK-EYED PEAS & SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add kielbasa and onions; cook 6 min., stirring frequently. Spoon into bowl; cover to keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in same skillet on medium heat. Add garlic, spinach, peas and tomatoes; stir. Cook 3 min. or just until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally
• Add chili sauce; Worcestershire sauce, crushed pepper and kielbasa mixture; mix well. Cook 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Serve over rice.

HOPPIN' JOHN (BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH KIELBASA)

Steps:

• Quick-soak black-eyed peas.
• Quarter kielbasa lengthwise and cut quarters crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. Chop onion and mince garlic. Cut celery crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Wearing rubber gloves, seed and mince jalapeño.
• In a 3-quart heavy kettle cook kielbasa, onion, garlic, celery, jalapeño, and bay leaf in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add peas and broth and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, or until peas are tender. Discard bay leaf and stir in coriander and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve Hoppin' John spooned over rice.