Easy Crock Pot Black Eyed Peas Food

CROCK POT BLACK EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Pre-soak black-eyed peas according to the instructions on the bag.
• Combine all ingredients and cook on low for 9-10 hours.

SLOW COOKER BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Put black-eyed peas into a large container with enough cool water to cover by a few inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Put ham hocks into a stockpot with 6 cups water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer until meat is falling off bone, about 90 minutes. Remove ham hocks and reserve for another use. Refrigerate the ham stock, 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain and rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly; transfer to a slow cooker. Bury one of the cooked ham hocks in the peas; add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and sugar.
• Skim congealed fat from surface of ham stock; discard. Pour stock into slow cooker. Add enough water to cover the peas by 1 1/2 inches.
• Cook on Low for 14 hours. Season with salt.

SLOW COOKER BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle.
• Heat bacon drippings in the same pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine chicken broth, peas, salt, and pepper in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add crumbled bacon, sauteed onion and garlic mixture, and any remaining bacon drippings.
• Cover and cook on Low until peas are tender, 4 to 6 hours.

BASIC CROCK POT BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Rinse the black-eyed peas in a colander under cold running water. Pick them over and discard any damaged or malformed peas.
• Put the peas in a large slow cooker along with the sliced onion and minced garlic. Add the freshly ground black pepper and the water.
• Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for about 5 hours (about 3 hours on high). Add the salt or salt blend, stir, and taste again, adding more salt or seasoned salt if needed.
• Continue cooking for 15 to 20 minutes and stir well before serving.

BLACK EYED PEAS IN THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Chop bacon into 1 inch pieces.
• Add to medium pan and cook until crispy. Do not drain off the grease!
• Add onion, celery, and garlic to bacon and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add all of the ingredients from the pan including the bacon grease to crock pot.
• Add remainder of ingredients to crock pot.
• Cook on low for 2 hours or on high for 1 hour.
• Stir and serve on rice.
• Enjoy.