Black-eyed Peas

5 from 1 vote

Black-eye Peas are not just a music group. These little beans are lovely served with a bit of side meat. For those who may not know, sidemeat is basically bacon. In the South this dish is traditionally served on New Years Day with collard greens. They both represent money. The collards are the bills and the Black-eyed Peas are the coins.

Prep Time8

Cook Time52

Total Time1

Servings:

Calories: 427kcal

Equipment

1 Instant Pot

Ingredients

8 Oz Black-Eyed Peas dry or 15 oz canned
6 Oz. Bacon chopped into bit sized pieces
1 Ham Hock
1 TBs Olive Oil
1 Onion chopped
2 Celery diced
1/2 Tbs Red Pepper Flake
2-3 Bay Leaves
1 Sprig Thyme
1 Tbs Smoked Paprika
4 Garlic Cloves minced
3.5 Cups Chicken Stock
1/4 Tablespoon Black Pepper

Instructions

Rinse the beans especially if using the dry beans and remove anything that may not be a bean (yes sometimes little pebbles are in the bag).
Set the Instant-Pot to the sauté function.
Add the oil to the pot.
Add the onion and celery, cook until translucent.
Add the garlic, thyme, red pepper flake, black pepper, and bay leaf, cook for 30 seconds.
Add the ham hock, bacon and paprika and cook till it is browned on all sides.
Add the chicken stock and black-eyed peas.
Cover with the lid and lock into place. Make sure it is sealed and no steam can escape through the release button.
Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button, set to 16 minutes.
When the pot beeps, do not release the steam just let it sit undisturbed for another 16 minutes.
Open the Instant-Pot (you may have to use the steam release button). Pull out the bay leaves and the ham hock, discard them both.

Notes

Instead of bacon you can use another side meat such as Streak”o” Lean

Serve with our Collard Greens Recipe and Cornbread Recipe

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