Spicy Black Eyed Peas Recipes

BLACK-EYED PEAS SPICY STYLE

Steps:

• In a medium-size pot, combine black-eyed peas, onion, jalapeno peppers, and black pepper (to taste). Heat all ingredients to simmer, let cook 30 minutes. Enjoy!

SPICY CHIPOTLE BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a skillet; cook and stir the orange bell pepper, celery, carrot, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a slow cooker; mix in the black-eyed peas, water, and vegetable base, stirring to dissolve the vegetable base. Stir in the chipotle peppers, about 1 tablespoon of the reserved adobo sauce (or to taste), liquid smoke, cumin, and black pepper.
• Cook in the slow cooker on Low until the black-eyed peas are very tender and the flavors are blended, about 8 hours.

SLOW COOKER SPICY BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Pour the water into a slow cooker, add the bouillon cube, and stir to dissolve. Combine the black-eyed peas, onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, ham, bacon, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper; stir to blend. Cover the slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours until the beans are tender.

SPICY BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the bacon slices, until crisp.
• Remove the bacon, crumble and set aside to use as a topping for the finished peas.
• Saute the onion in the bacon drippings until tender.
• Add the peas, diced tomatoes with green chiles, salt, chili powder, pepper, and water.
• Cover and cook over medium heat for 45 min to an hour, or until the peas are tender.
• Add additional water, if necessary.
• Serve over rice with the crumbled bacon as a garnish.

SPICY BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, add bacon and render until crisp. Remove the bacon to the paper towel-lined plate. To the same pot with rendered bacon fat, add the garlic, chiles, bay leaves, and dried peas and stir to combine. Pour in the chicken stock and add the tomatoes. Simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour until peas are tender.
• Transfer about 1 to 2 cups of the peas to a blender and puree until smooth. Place the blended peas back into the pot and stir to incorporate. Add the thyme leaves and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes. Place in a serving dish and dress the peas with the lemon juice, green onions, cilantro and bacon before serving

SPICY BLACK-EYED-PEA RELISH

Steps:

• Combine the dried peas, bacon, thyme, tomatoes, chiles and garlic in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper and pour the chicken broth over top. Simmer over medium-low heat until the peas are tender, about 1 hour.
• Drain the peas, reserving the cooking liquid. Discard the thyme and chiles. Remove the bacon, tomatoes and garlic from the cooked peas and set aside. Cut up the bacon and fold it back into the peas along with the cilantro, scallions and lemon juice.
• Puree the cooking liquid with the tomatoes and garlic in a blender. Dress the peas with the puree and give it a final seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary. Top with cilantro and a drizzle of olive oil.

EASY SPICY CROCKPOT BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in crockpot.
• Cook on high for one hour, then switch to low for 8+ hours; or cook on high for 5-6 hours.
• Serve as-is or on hot rice.

HOT AND SPICY BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, cook bacon slices until crisp. Remove and drain on a paper towel. When cool, crumble into pieces.
• Using the same pan, add onion, green pepper and garlic to bacon drippings and saute over medium heat until onions start to soften. Add remaining ingredients heat to a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Divide between 2 large bowls (or 4 smaller bowls) and top with bacon pieces.

SPICY BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except salsa.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
• Stir in salsa. Cover; cook on High heat setting about 10 minutes or until hot.

SPICY VEGETARIAN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Either presoak beans overnight, or, boil beans for 2 minutes and then remove from heat, cover and let set for 1 hour.
• Combine garlic, onions and bell pepper in a skillet.
• Cook over low heat, with a little water to prevent from scorching.
• Cook until onion is translucent.
• Add the cooked onion mix and all remaining ingredients to the black eyed-peas and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low.
• Cook for 1 1/2- 2 hours, or until peas are soft.