Believe it or not my family didn’t get tired of eating black eyed peas. I’d found really diverse recipes, I think that helped. Also they were just plain tasty! (And my family is good sports 🙂 )
We ate black eyed-peas all January. 31 days, 35 recipes. Ok 32 days because I started on Dec 31st. Anyway, a whole lotta black eyed peas! Hopefully we’ve gotten 2021 off to a lucky start 🙂
If you are looking for a recap of what I’ve learned, here it is:
Cook dried black eyed peas in a pressure cooker for 28 minutes on high (or 25 minutes if you score them from a place like Rancho Gordo where they are relatively recently picked), and then do a natural pressure release. Basically, cook them a bit longer than many places recommend to make sure they are good and creamy. Add about 3 cups of water to the pressure cooker for every cup of beans, plus 1 Tbsp olive oil, and 1 Tbsp salt. Add other things too if you want, but that’s enough to make it good.
As for favourite recipes? The winner is Texas Bean Bake With Ground Beef — sweet BBQ sauce does it for my family every time.
I then ran through the list of what we ate — here are the ones where one of my fam yelled out “oh yeah baby” when reminded of it:
- Dave’s Georgia Black Eyed Peas
- Texas Bean Bake With Ground Beef
- Akara (Nigerian black-eyed pea Fritters)
- Black Eyed Peas and Greens Stuffed Buns
- Black Eyed Peas with Cornbread Dumplings
- Black-Eyed Pea Spinach Pie
- Minced Beef with Black-Eyed Beans
- Black Eyed Peas: Vietnamese Sweet Rice & Bean Pudding – Che Dau Trang
- Cheesy, Creamy Black-Eyed Peas
And when I just look back at them all, here are some favs:
Yummy salads, will make again
Yummy desserts, will make again
- Black Eyed Peas: Vietnamese Sweet Rice & Bean Pudding – Che Dau Trang
- Black Eyed Pea Pecan Pie
- No Rules Black-eye Peas Cookies
Yummy snack, will make again
Yummy interesting, will make again
- Akara (Nigerian black-eyed pea Fritters)
- Black Eyed Peas and Greens Stuffed Buns
- Black Eyed Peas: Vietnamese Sweet Rice & Bean Pudding – Che Dau Trang
- Spiced Black-Eyed Peas with Curry Leaves
- Black-Eyed Peas with Coconut Milk and Ethiopian Spices
Yummy comfy, will make again
- Black-Eyed Pea Soup
- Texas Bean Bake With Ground Beef
- Pasta With Blackeye Salsa
- Black-Eyed Pea Spinach Pie
- Tex Mex Black Eyed Pea Casserole
- Minced Beef with Black-Eyed Beans
- Black-Eyed Pea Masala
- Cheesy, Creamy Black-Eyed Peas
- Jamaican Black-eyed Pea Curry
- No Rules Black-eye Peas Cookies
I’ve never cooked so much bacon, or so many Indian curries, or so many delicious meals all in one month.
I think that’s a wrap! Happy black-eyed pea cooking and eating!