Black Eyed Pea Loaf With Creole Sauce Food

MAMA'S BLACK-EYED PEA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef in large skillet. Drain the excess grease and the add onion, garlic, jalapeno and Essence. Cook the mixture for 3 to 5 minutes or until the onion has softened. Add the peas, tomatoes, mushroom soup, chicken soup and enchilada sauce. Add a few dashes of hot sauce. Simmer until warm, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Tear the tortillas into large pieces. Grease the bottom of a large casserole dish with butter and then line the bottom with the torn tortilla pieces. Spoon on the ground beef mixture into a thin layer and then add a layer of cheese. Add another layer of tortillas and repeat with the beef mixture, finishing with a layer of cheese on top. Cover the casserole dish with foil to prevent the cheese from burning and place in the oven. Cook for 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, cut slices approximately 2 by 2 inches and serve. Garnish with chopped green onion.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

BLACK EYED PEA LOAF WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Black Eyed Pea Loaf:.
• Cook peas with ham, Tabasco, and water.
• Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer 35 minutes or until well done.
• Drain, reserve 1 cup liquid.
• Combine peas, 1 cup liquid and remaining ingredients.
• Stir well until well blended.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until firm.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Serve with Creole Sauce.
• Creole Sauce: Sauté green pepper and onion in butter in a medium saucepan over low heat until tender.
• Add mushrooms with liquid, tomato juice, catsup, Worcestershire sauce; stir well.
• Dissolve cornstarch in water, stirring until well blended.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
• Yield 2 cups.

CREOLE-STYLE BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Sort & rinse peas.
• In a medium saucepan over high heat, combine black-eyed peas with water to cover. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes, cover, remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain the water, leaving the peas in the saucepan. Add 2c broth, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, mustard, ginger, cayenne pepper and bay leaf. Stir together and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer slowly for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add water as necessary to keep the peas covered with liquid.
• Remove the bay leaf, pour into a serving bowl and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately with rice.

CREOLE BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef into a deep skillet or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and green pepper. Cook and stir until beef is evenly browned. Drain the grease.
• Add the rice and water to the pan, and season with Creole seasoning, pepper, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes, until the water is absorbed. About halfway through cooking the rice, stir in the black-eyed peas.

BLACK-EYED PEAS LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F and Grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-low heat and add the onion and chopped bell pepper; sauté until the onion is tender and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes longer.
• Add the black-eyed peas, rolled oats, cornmeal, and broth; stir well until the oats and cornmeal are cooked and have absorbed all the liquid.
• Put the black-eyed pea mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Cool, serve and enjoy!

CREOLE BLACK EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Soak the peas overnight in cold water. Drain.
• Heat the oil in a heavy pot. Add onion, pepper, and celery, sweat over low heat until softened.
• Stir in garlic, continue stirring until garlic releases it's aroma.
• Add all remaining ingredients except liquid smoke to the pot, along with enough additional water to cover the peas by one inch. Cook until peas are completely tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, adding more water as necessary. When they're tender, add the Liquid Smoke, cook for 5 more minutes, and serve over rice.