Make this delicious pot of Black Eyed Peas with Bacon for New Year’s Day!
Did you know that Black Eyed Peas are considered “good luck” for the new year?
Why are Black Eyed Peas good luck?
According to Wikipedia:
The peas, since they swell when cooked, symbolize prosperity; the greens (or cabbage) symbolize money; the pork, because pigs root forward when foraging, represents positive motion. Cornbread, which represents gold, also often accompanies this meal.
Whether or not that’s true, you can be sure we are going to have them every New Year’s Day!
Do you serve Black Eyed Peas at the beginning of each new year? If not, what are you waiting for?! This Black Eyed Peas with Bacon Recipe is perfect to try. Eating black eyed peas for the new year is a tradition in our family since I was a young girl.
Here’s a great recipe to enjoy at the beginning of every new year or with any southern meal throughout the year! The secret to this recipe? The BACON! The flavor that the bacon adds to this Black Eyed Peas with Bacon Recipe is amazing!
While you are here, check out this popular cornbread recipe that you can make to go with your black eyed peas!
What can I add to Black Eyed Peas for flavor?
For this recipe, I use onion soup mix because it’s quick and simple and adds an amazing flavor to the black eyed peas. You can also use herbs such as rosemary, sage, thyme, or parsley. Use these herbs fresh or finely chopped.
Do you need to soak dried black eyed peas before cooking?
You do not have to soak the black eyed peas before cooking. However, soaking the black eyed peas does cut down on the cooking time by about an hour or 30 minutes.
Black Eyed Peas with Bacon
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. bag of Black Eyed Peas
- 1 Package of Onion Soup Mix
- 1 Small Onion
- 2-4 Strips of Bacon
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
Directions:
Pour the entire bag of black eyed peas in a colander and rinse beans. This helps to remove any sand or dirt that remained on the black eyed peas.
Transfer beans into a large pot of water and soak overnight or for 8 hours.
Do not drain the water.
Put the black eyed peas on high heat and bring to a rapid boil.
Once up to a rolling boil, keeping boiling for 10 minutes.
Add 1 package of onion soup mix and stir until combined.
Turn down the heat to low.
Dice up the small onion. Saute the onion and olive oil in a skillet until golden brown. Add salt and pepper.
Add the onions to the black eyed peas.
Leave the black eyed peas on low for 2-3 hours or until all peas are tender. Check the beans every 20-30 minutes and stir well each time.
If water gets low, add 1 cup of water. When the black eyed peas are tender, remove from heat.
Cook the bacon strips until crispy. Allow the bacon to cool, then break apart the bacon into bacon bits.
Serve the black eyed peas in a bowl. Top with the crispy bacon bits!
Note: You can cook the bacon by adding it to the pot of beans and allow the bacon to cook with the beans. It’s all about texture preference!
This photo below shows my black eyed pea recipe with the bacon cooked with the beans. Notice it’s not as crispy as the photo above.
Black Eyed Peas With Bacon
Ingredients
- 1 lb. bag of Black Eyed Peas
- 1 Package of Onion Soup Mix
- 1 Small Onion
- 2-4 Strips of Bacon
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
Pour the entire bag of black eyed peas in a colander and rinse beans. This helps to
remove any sand or dirt that remained on the black eyed peas.
Transfer beans into a large pot of water and soak overnight or for 8 hours.
Do not drain the water.
Put the black eyed peas on high heat and bring to a rapid boil.
Once up to a rolling boil, keeping boiling for 10 minutes.
Add 1 package of onion soup mix and stir until combined.
Turn down the heat to low.
Dice up the small onion. Saute the onion and olive oil in a skillet until golden brown.
Add salt and pepper.
Add the onions to the black eyed peas.
Leave the black eyed peas on low for 2-3 hours or until all peas are tender. Check
the beans every 20-30 minutes and stir well each time.
If water gets low, add 1 cup of water. When the black eyed peas are tender, remove from heat.
Cook the bacon strips until crispy. Allow the bacon to cool, then break apart the bacon into bacon bits.
Serve the black eyed peas in a bowl. Top with the crispy bacon bits!
Note: You can cook the bacon by adding it to the pot of beans and
allow the bacon to cook with the beans. It's all about texture preference!
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We love black eyed peas. It’s nice to have another way to make them. This sounds delicious!
I love having beans all the time, but I have never made a recipe like this. It sounds soo good, I must try it soon!
I know this is going to sound funny, but I have never in my whole life have had Black Eyed Peas–for some reason I thought it was some kind of pea. I think I would enjoy these– I love beans and ham, so I’m sure its about the same in some ways hu?– Thanks for the enlightenment.
I was looking for a black eyed peas recipe for New Years. This looks absolutely delicious. Thank you! It’s perfect! 🙂