Ingredients
- 1 pound dried black eyed peas, soaked overnight
- 1/2 stick (2 ounces) butter or margarine
- 1 large onion, cut into big cubes
- 1 large shallot, quartered
- 3 to 4 cups water
- 1/4 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Drain the peas, discarding the water, and set them aside. In a large skillet over medium heat, put the butter onion and shallot. When the butter is melted, increase the heat and add the peas. Mix with a wooden spoon, cover and cook about 8 minutes. Pour the contents of the skillet into a large pot, adding enough water to cover the peas. Bring to a boil, and add green bell pepper, salt and black pepper. Lower the heat to medium, and cook 50 to 60 minutes, or until peas are tender.
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By starksgreen
Spring, TX
on January 02, 2012
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I made this recipe tonight. My sixteen year old daughter tried it and started eating the peas before they were all the way done. They were so good we could not stop eating them! The recipe was so easy and simple. I can not get over how good it was! Oh one note, I did use chicken broth instead of just water.
By cyndy13_12772970
Walnut Creek, CA
on March 24, 2011
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I only used 1 cup or half of a one pound bag of black eyed peas that I soaked overnight. I did not have a bell pepper, but I did have a jalapeno pepper that I seeded and finely chopped. I sauted one chopped onion and the jalapeno pepper in 2 1/2 tablespoons of butter. I added the soaked black eyed peas and two cups of water and cooked covered on low heat for 40 minutes and then uncovered and cooked for 20 minutes more, stirring occasionally. I will be making blacked eyed peas like this again.
By kralc_lyrrad
Springfield, MO
on January 05, 2011
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i have always been afraid to make black eyed peas because my grandmother's and my best friend's mom's were so so good! thanks to this recipe, i will never be afraid of black eyed peas again! they were tasty and melt in your mouth tender. i didn't need to soak them overnight; i just pour boiling hot water over them and covered them for about 4 hours before i put them on. i had to. i live in a place where black eyed peas are at a premium. i couldn't find them until the day i wanted to make them.
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