Tams Black Eye Peas Food

TAM'S BLACK EYE PEAS

Steps:

• Place the smoked turkey leg, sausage, onion, garlic salt, black pepper, and seasoned salt into a large soup pot; pour in water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until the meat is tender, about 1 hour.
• Stir the black-eyed peas into the soup, adding more water as needed to cover peas by 1 inch. Bring to a boil. Again reduce heat and simmer until the peas are tender and have begun to break apart, about 1 more hour.
• Remove turkey bones and tendons from the turkey meat and discard the bones. Add sugar and simmer until the soup is slightly creamy and thickened, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes

BLACK-EYED PEA TACOS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and jalapeno; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add peas, corn, and 2 cups water. Simmer over medium-high heat until corn is tender and most liquid has evaporated, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro; season again with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• To serve, fill heated tortillas with black-eyed pea mixture, goat cheese, and garnishes, as desired.

BLACK-EYED PEA TACOS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over med-high heat; add in onion; stir/saute until is starts to brown, about 5 minutes; add in garlic; stir/saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add in tomato, saute for 2 minutes; add in the peas, corn, salsa, and cilantro; stir the mixture until it is heated through; taste and season with salt/pepper if needed.
• Heat the taco shells on a baking sheet in the oven for about 5 minutes.
• Assemble the tacos at the table, with pea mixture, Cheddar cheese, lettuce, and extra salsa.

BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Rinse and soak the black-eye beans in a bowl of water overnight.
• Place the beans in a pan of water and bring to a boil over a low het for about 30 minutes. Drain the beans thoroughly and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onions and fry until golden brown. Add the ginger, garlic, chilli powder, salt, ground coriander and ground cumin and stir-fry the mixture for 3-5 minutes.
• Add the water to the pan, cover and cook the mixture until all of the water has completely evaporated.
• Add the boiled black-eye beans, green chillies and coriander leaves to the onions and stir to blend together. Stir-fry the bean mixture for 3-5 minutes.
• Transfer the black-eye beans to a serving dish and sprinkle over the lemon juice. Serve hot or cold.

NOT YOUR MAMA'S BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion, celery, shallot, and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Add diced sausage to the pot and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove some of the sausage for garnish and set aside. Add butter, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper; cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add peas and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in chicken stock, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir in heavy cream. Remove 1/2 of the soup and puree in a blender. Return pureed black-eyed pea mixture to the pot and continue cooking on low, stirring well, for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add okra to a cast iron skillet and cook over medium-high heat until they are well charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Add okra to black-eyed peas and serve garnished with reserved sausage pieces.

ATHEN'S MARINATED BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Drain the peas and rinse.
• Combine onion, bell pepper and peas.
• Mix remaining ingredients together and pour over pea mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate for a time to blend.
• I have never timed how long it takes, so I'm guessing on the time.
• Note: I did not use the clove; I used 1 teaspoon from a jar of minced cloves.
• I also have added 1/4 cup sliced black olives.

SOUTHERN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In a 5 quart Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; set aside to drain on paper towels.
• Cook onion, celery and garlic in bacon drippings until tender; add broth, salt, pepper and peas. Bring to a boil and skim top if necessary.
• Lower heat to simmer; crumble bacon and add to peas.
• Adjust seasonings to taste, cover and simmer until peas are tender (30 minutes to 1 hour depending on how tender you like them).