Southern comfort food to warm the heart! Goes GREAT with hot water cornbread!! Use beef smoked sausage if you prefer.
I left out the hot beef link sausage and used dried peas. This was awesome. The smoked turkey leg gave a far superior flavor than my usual smoked ham hock. Will make this my standard recipe for black-eyed peas. Thanks for sharing.
Read MoreI left out the hot beef link sausage and used dried peas. This was awesome. The smoked turkey leg gave a far superior flavor than my usual smoked ham hock. Will make this my standard recipe for black-eyed peas. Thanks for sharing.
Very tasty! I made these black eyed peas for Thanksgiving dinner and it was a huge hit! I used dried peas as well. I used only one diced sausage link and the smoked turkey leg. Honestly, the turkey leg by itself is probably good enough for seasoning these peas. Thanks so much for this recipe!
Made this for New Years 2010! Absolutely the best!!! I truly don't think you could top this. I couldn't find a smoked turkey leg so I used a smoked turkey sausage and I added all the last hour the peas were cooking. I also used dried black eyed peas.
Great recipe Tam! Glad to see someone remembers hot water cornbread. I am a Texas raised country boy with influences in food from deep east Texas as well as Louisiana! To me, nothing finer on earth than good old country, soul food and REAL Mexican food (not that Tex-Mex stuff). Even though I do need a dose of TM every so often!
Best black eyed peas ever! I'm a vegetarian, so I left out the turkey and the sausage, but everything else I cooked as directed. I served it with turnip greens and the homesteader's cornbread from this site. Wonderful!
I used dried black-eyed peas and just smoked turkey necks (no turkey legs or sausage). Very good. Boiled turkey necks and other ingredients for about an hour, poured peas in and simmered for about 1.5 hours, and it turned out fabulously.
I know I made a pot of black-eyed peas last year and I used a recipe on AR but I couldn't remember which one and I guess I forgot to rate it. Used this recipe with some changes (namely a leftover ham bone instead of the turkey leg) and used another recipe on here (CB's) for the method in a slow cooker. Thanks for the inspiration---just tasted some and they were delish! Happy New Year! Thanks, Tam!
This was delicious!!! My family loved it. I only used 2 hot links, but the flavor was still great. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
These are out of control GOOD! You can spice them up however but don't leave out the turkey leg! I didn't use sausage, added some bay leaves and celery and used a broth/water combo. I will probably reduce the amount of liquid by atleast a cup next time. YUMMMMMM.
This is the best black eyed pea recipe ever! I will cook this for my family for years to come! Thank you for sharing it! Happy New Year :-)
I made this dish for thanksgiving and people who don't even eat black eyed peas went back for seconds. I left out the turkey and just added the beef hot links along with the other ingredients. I added about a tablespoon of cumin which brought out a lot of flavor. This recipe will be the ONLY way I make black eyed peas.
this was my first time making black eyed peas that didn't come out of a can and they taste amazing! I used smoked turkey wings instead of a leg and no beef sausage (my father doesn't eat red meat) and I diced some green peppers in as well. I also used dried beans instead of frozen. So pleased with my first attempt!
WOW! This was the best Black eyed peas recipe I have ever tasted. Made them for NYE and everyone loved them. I made them exactly to the recipe and I could not have hoped for better results. Thanks so much for a keeper recipe!
This is my black eye pea go to recipe!! I make it exactly as instructed and it turns out wonderful!!!
Perfect! Don't add the salt seasoning until the end of cooking. Then allow it to sit for 30 minutes to allow seasoning to marinate or prepare the night before.
This one is a keeper. I used 2 New Orlean's style beef sausage links. Since we wanted to eat this as a side dish and not a soup, I added just enough water to cover the peas instead of the 6 cups. The only think that would have set it off was corn bread!!! That'll be added tomorrow with the left overs.
Delicious!I used the same exact ingredients except I used my pressure cooker, sautéed the onions and sausage first, then everything else in the pot for 35 minutes.
Fantastic dish! I substituted baby Lima beans after soaking them overnight I added a tablespoon of butter.
Followed the recipe exactly except for the spicy sausage....omitted that and used smoked turkey wings instead of legs. Came out fantastic! Huge hit! Will definitely be a staple at my house from now on.
This is awesome. I didn't have seasoned salt So I substituted Creole seasoning and a few sprinkles of red pepper. Also used andouille sausage. Gave it a nice kick . Excellent Will definitely make again. Also added some chopped up kale for vitamins and color. Looked so pretty .
So easy and simply delicious! Followed the recipe exactly and everyone loved them.
I made Tam's recipe for New Year's day. I didn't use the sausage and it was incredible, everyone really loved this dish. After spooning up a bowl of these black-eyed peas I shook some Crystal hot sauce over the top and this gave some heat and another slight flavor profile which was incredible. I'm going to make them again in a few weeks, super good!
Great, no changes needed in my opinion. People who claim to not like black eyed peas tried these and liked them.
The BOOOOMMMBBB!!! MY FIRST TIME MAKIN BLACK EYED PEAS AND THEY CAME OUT GREAT FOLLOWED the recipe exactly! !!! Thank s Tam
I was raised cooking with my grandma and I never cooked black eyed peas and I added some extra ingredients and they turned out tasty!
Two things. First, have never eaten or made black eyed peas before, and second, I have never made a pot of beans, stew, or anything that I have not had to “tweak” or add my personal touch to. This recipe is soooo delicious and required zero tweaking! I made it exactly as the recipe stated and while I’ve never had black eyed peas before, I have made plenty of beans and pea soups and recognize that the flavor profile created from the smoked Turkey is better in my opinion than any ham hock I’ve ever used. 5 stars all the way!
These recipe was a big hit! I only thing that I did different was that I had to change the amounts to make enough for one bag of beans (there are only two of us) and used two smoked turkey legs instead of the sausage. I will try it again with the sausage. THANKS TAM!
Sooooo good! Followed the instructions with the smoked turkey leg but also added in smoked beef sausage and used chicken broth instead (just enough to cover the meat). With all the smoked meat, I decided to skip the seasoned salt and sugar. I doubled my recipe and my family of 4 devoured it! My daughter had like 3 servings. Full of flavor!!! Will most definitely make again.
I’m a Southern cook. I used a ham bone instead of the meat called for in recipe. Also used dried peas. Fresh garlic and honey instead of sugar. Cooked low and slow for hours. Excellent.
Very tasty! I tested for seasoning half way through and found it to be a tad salty but I think that was the fault of the smoked turkey leg I used, not the fault of the recipe. Added a cut potato and that took out the saltiness. I like the spice and flavor of this dish and will be making again. Thank you for the wonderful recipe!
Loved Loved Loved the only thing I did differently was leave out the sausage. My daughter never eats beans but she ate these.
Loved Loved Loved the only thing I did differently was leave out the sausage. My daughter never eats beans but she ate these.
This recipe is absolutely WONDERFUL! LOVE IT! WILL MAKE AGAIN! I always use fresh dried beans. Be sure to soak the beans in water for a day or night and change it out 2-3 times to release the gases. And as for all my recipes that call for water, I use stock instead...in this case, vegetable stock. UPDATE: I still continue to make this recipe. It does not disappoint!
This is now my go-to recipe for black-eyed peas. However, I didn't stop to think about the amount 3lbs of beans would make so I now have a year's supply of frozen peas :-) The tast was very good, close to what Mom and my Grandmothers, and Aunts used to make. Even omitting some ingredients, it still tasted great. No turkey legs at the store, so I used two links of turkey sausage. Next time, I'll listen and go with three. Didn't have garlic salt, so used a little garlic powder. Didn't have seasoning salt so used sea salt. Used dried beans after soaking over night. Still tasted great!!!!! The only change I'll make next time is to cut the portions in half.
So, I followed the recipe to a T, except....I only had 2 packages of black eye peas so I had to add a package of lentils. Other than that it turned out wonderful. Next time i will make sure to have 3 packages of peas.
