Cajun Black-Eyed Peas are going to be a favorite on your dinner table, combining black-eyed peas, collard greens, andouille or smoked sausage, onions, peppers, red bell peppers, celery, carrots, jalapeño peppers, tomatoes with chilies, hot sauce, and Cajun seasoning for a Cajun-flavored tradition of the South.
By now, most of you have my cooking habits on lockdown; you know that I might bust a little Southern or Creole/Cajun recipe out on my blog at a moment’s notice without fail. If you have just landed on my page, let me share with you this Florida girl who specializes in a few methods of cooking Italian, Spanish, Southern, Creole/Cajun, and Fusion recipes. How did that happen? Well, folks, I am lucky enough to have family recipes handed down to me…Crazy right? Yeah, but in my mind, totally awesome.
I love our family’s traditions and often highlight our family recipes on my blog in either traditional form or fusion. Being blessed with Southern family traditional recipes, I often want to share them with you all in hopes they will see another day. I hope you will enjoy my Cajun Black-eyed Peas as much as I have and share them with your loved ones.
Cajun Black-Eyed Peas
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One pound of dried black-eyed peas, sorted and soaked overnight
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Four cups of chopped collard greens
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Five cups of chicken broth
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Five cups of water
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Two pounds of andouille or smoked sausage, sliced
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Two tablespoons of oil or bacon grease divided x 2
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One large onion, chopped
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One red bell pepper diced
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Two ribs of celery diced
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Two carrots diced
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Three jalapeño peppers, finely minced
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One can of diced tomatoes with chilies
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Two tablespoons of hot sauce
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Three teaspoons Cajun seasoning
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1/2 cup chopped parsley
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Two bay leaves
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a few sprigs of Thyme tied into a bouquet
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kosher salt, to taste
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freshly ground black pepper. to taste
Cajun Black-eyed Peas
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried black-eyed peas sorted and soaked overnight
- 4 cups collard greens chopped
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 5 cups water
- 2 pound andouille or smoked sausage sliced
- 2 tablespoons oil or bacon grease divided x 2
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2 ribs of celery diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 3 jalapeño peppers finely minced
- 1 can diced tomatoes with chilies
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 3 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- ½ cup parsley chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 sprigs Thyme tied into a bouquet
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash, sort, and soak the black-eyed peas overnight in water with a tight-fitting lid.
- Wash the collard greens thoroughly. Remove the stems that run down the center by holding the leaf in your left hand and stripping the leaf down with your right hand. The tender young leaves in the heart of the collards don’t need to be stripped. Stack 6 to 8 leaves on top of one another, roll up and then slice into ½ inch thick slices.
- In a large stockpot, add 1 pound of sorted, soaked overnight black-eyed peas, 4 cups of chopped collard greens, 5 cups of chicken broth, 5 cups of water, 2 pounds sliced andouille sliced sausage, 1 tablespoon of bacon grease or oil, place burner on medium heat and bring to a simmer.
- Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron skillet heat, 1 tablespoon of bacon grease or oil on medium heat, add chopped onion, diced red bell pepper, diced celery, diced carrots, and minced jalapeno peppers, sauté till softened about 4 minutes.
- Add sautéed vegetables and 1 can of diced tomatoes with chilies, 2 tablespoons of hot sauce to stockpot simmering on the stove-top along with 3 teaspoons of creole seasoning, ½ cup of chopped parsley, 2 bay leaves, sprigs of thyme tied into a bouquet, kosher salt and ground pepper to your taste- simmer 1 hour and 20 minutes or till beans are soft
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Well, I am just gonna have to meet “this Florida gal” sometime soon! Another tantalizing dish to tempt my taste buds…well done my friend! Happy New Year!
Thank you, Linda, glad you enjoyed them!
I love this recipe for Cajun Black Eyed Peas. I love Black a Eyed Peas and only think of eating them around New Years! I need to change that! Looking forward to see what you share with us at #purebloglove, Thursday night at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
Thanks, Cydnee, I love them. This recipe was a huge hit the night I made it.
Your Cajun Black Eyed Peas recipe sounds delicious. Love all the terrific flavors in this recipe.
Thank you Joanne, let me know if you try the recipe for Cajun Black Eyed Peas
Black eyed peas and sausage Créole style looks so good! Sausage is a favorite. This meal looks quick to make and incredibly yummy!
Thank you Diane, glad you enjoyed the recipe for Cajun Black Eyed Peas