New Year’s Day Black Eyed Peas

Name: New Year’s Day Black Eyed Peas
Total time: 10800 s
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound dry black eyed peas, washed & drained; 2 cups chopped ham * see note below; Salt & pepper, to taste; 1 pinch garlic powder; 2 onions, diced; 1 can (14.5 oz) whole tomatoes

Sonya Bankester @LowerAlabama

Stapleton, Alabama, United States

Folk Lore: Black Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day brings good luck for the entire year. My Granny used to drop a new penny (washed of course) into the pot of black eyes before serving, saying whoever got the penny would have a pocket full for the year. She never said what the pocket would be full of though. Back then, my pockets were usually full of pretty rocks that I’d find. #GoldenApron23

Sonya Bankester @LowerAlabama

Stapleton, Alabama, United States

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Ingredients

3 hours

15 servings

1 pounddry black eyed peas, washed & drained
2 cupschopped ham * see note below
Salt & pepper, to taste
1 pinchgarlic powder
2onions, diced
1 can (14.5 oz)whole tomatoes

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Steps

3 hours

1

Place peas in 8 quart pot. Add enough water to fill pot 3/4 full. Stir in ham, onions, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Place maters in blender and blend until liquified. Add to pot. Bring all to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and let simmer on low for 2-1/2 -3 hours or until peas are tender.
2

Serve with rice and/or cornbread.
3

Note: if you have a leftover hambone, throw it into the pot too.

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Sonya Bankester @LowerAlabama

on October 06, 2023 10:54

Stapleton, Alabama, United States

I love to bake sweet stuff, with a bit of savory tasty cooking thrown into the mix. Just good ol’ southern cuisine. Most of my recipes were handed down from my Great & Grand Grannies. If they didn’t grow it or raise it, it wasn’t eaten. My hubby and I have alot of food allergies so it gets challenging sometimes to make things that we both can eat. Neither of us can eat shellfish, which is sad, considering where we live, cuz it’s everywhere! Y’all won’t find any shellfish /saltwater fish recipes here. Some fresh water fishes, maybe. Hope y’all enjoy my recipes!