Black eyed peas with New Years dinner?

traditional food | Uncle George

[Uncle George]

A family tradition in millions of homes the humble black eyed peas are eaten as a symbol of a prosperious coming year. Not a lot of people like the taste of them but some inventive recipes make them delicious. My wife and I and family have had them every New Years for our 49 years of marriage so why tinker with success? What is your favorite recipe for the humble little black eye?

[Uncle George]

Heres our familys favorite recipe.---BLACK EYED PEAS MEXICAN STYLE. --1 lb. dried black eyed peas,6C water,1/4 lb. salt pork sliced,1ts salt,1/4 ts pepper,1/4 ts oregano, 1 clove garlic.---In crockpot combine peas and water. Soak over night. cook soaked peas and water on high for 21/2 hours. set to low temp. Stir in salt pork, garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours. Drain and serve with the dinner.

[tubebender]

Well UNK I wish I had my mothers recipe for her black eyed peas. We lived in Fresno County (I left in 54) and the folks had a big garden and always had BEP. I remember it had bacon but the thing that stands out was she used dried, green and tender cut beens,(like small string beans). I'll have the First Wife try your recipe if we can ever find the beans.

[Boxsford]

I love black-eye peas. We used to eat them on New Years when we lived down south. (Now I serve up clam chowder and shrimp cocktail.) I just cooked those peas on the stove top and ate as is.

[okie01]

Change the salt pork to ham hock and you've got our recipe. Cornbread on the side.

MmmmmmmmmMmmmm!

"Not a lot of people like the taste of them but some inventive recipes make them delicious."

I thought everybody liked black-eyed peas with pig meat. Personally, I prefer pintos. Or lentils. But black-eyes are plenty good enough.

No black-eyed peas on New Year's Day, expect a full year of bad luck. And we're not takin' any chances...

[Mind-numbed Robot]

This thread is not getting much action so I will just tell you that I like your recipe. Compliment that with some good old cornbread and I can get by all day just munching on that, if munching is the proper description. Actually, I am a pig for that stuff.

[inflorida]

We just eat them plain, along with some sauerkraut, for extra prosperity ;-)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Been there, done that, but not superstitious. Just like southern cookin. Even squirrel, gator, snake and henway. :)

[okie01]

"BLACK EYED PEAS MEXICAN STYLE"

Try garnishing those with fresh cilantro. And add a dash of Tabasco or pepper vinegar...

[JRandomFreeper]

Black-eyed-peas and hog jowl. Half and onion, hank of cilantro, some hot sauce. Mmmmmmmmm. Good New Year to you and yours.

/john

[thatsnotnice]

I've been on both sides. In Florida we ate black eyed peas, collard greens, turnip greens, with chicken necks and smoked hocks. In SW Texas and New Mexico we fed them to the hogs/horses/cows. Good either way.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I like to cruise the meat case at Winn Dixie.

A full selection of tripe, tongue, hoofs, pigs knuckles and jowls. Yum (NOT)

[JRandomFreeper]

Beat me by that much! LOL!

/john

[mware]

The tradition here in our neck of the woods (Southern New Jersey) is sourkraut for New Years.

[RAY]

Copied the recipe for my wife. To late for this New Years Dinner. But later. I like those peas and beans.

Happy new year to you and yours.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I mix them with rice in a rice cooker.

[volchef]

I love the southern style black eyed peas, but for all you pea haters out there make them into a salsa with fresh tomato, corn, onion, and cilantro. You'll never know you're eating black eyed peas and you'll have the advantage of a prosperous new year. Happy new year to all!!

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

tripe

Oh come on now, tripe is great in pepper pot soup (a Phladelphia dish).

[dep]

dry, in a little bottle in the medicine cabinet. one each day at vitamin time.

dep

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Tripe is great in a grocers case and can stay that way ;)