Black Eyed Pea Soup Crock Pot 365 Food

SLOW-COOKER HAM AND BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery; cook and stir 5 to 6 minutes or until vegetables soften. Add garlic and thyme; cook and stir 1 minute. Transfer to slow cooker.
• Add broth, black-eyed peas and ham hock to slow cooker.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until meat on ham hock is tender and easily separated from bone.
• Remove ham hock. Remove ham from bone; discard bone. Shred ham; return to slow cooker, and stir.
• Skim off any excess fat from top of soup. Add parsley, and serve.

BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Sort through the peas and pick out any pebbles or other debris. Rinse the peas under cold water. Put the peas in a 5-quart Dutch oven and cover with 5 cups cold water. Place over high heat and bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, cover and let peas soak for 1 hour.
• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to cool. When cool, crumble the bacon and set aside. Add the oil to the skillet with the bacon fat Add the onions, carrots and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the collard greens and garlic and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the vegetables to the Dutch oven along with the chicken broth, ham hock, crumbled bacon, rice and 4 cups water. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, covered, until the peas and rice are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Remove the ham hock from the Dutch oven. Discard the skin and bone. Chop the meat into small pieces and return it to the Dutch oven. Season the soup with salt and pepper.

CROCK POT BLACK EYED PEA AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse black eyed peas well in a colander. Pick through to remove any small rocks, bad peas or dirt.
• Pour EIGHT cups chicken stock into 5-quart slow cooker. Save the remaining 2 cups of stock.
• Add all of the remaining ingredients with the exception of the 2 cups of chicken stock.
• Cook on Low for 6 hours. Check peas for desired tenderness. May need to continue to cook for 1 to 2 more hours, depending upon altitude and the power of your crock pot.
• May add chicken stock to achieve desired consistency and when reheating.
• Serve hot with cornbread!

SPICY BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Sort peas and soak in plenty of water overnight.
• Before cooking, drain and rinse.
• Place all ingredients into crock pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until peas are nicely tender.
• Remove bay leaves before serving.
• Serve with additional tabasco, if desired.

BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP CROCK POT 365

Steps:

• Soak black eye peas over night.
• Drain and pick out the broken, discolored peas and any other debris.
• Place the diced vegetables in a 5-6 quart slow cooker.
• Add pre-soaked peas.
• Add sliced sausage.
• Pour in broth and stir in Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 6 hours.
• Before serving, use a stick blender to smash up about 1 cup of peas.
• If you don't have a stick blender, smash up 1 cup of beans.
• Don't blend too much-just enough to get to get the broth thicker and creamy looking.
• Ladle into bowls and add Hot Sauce to taste.