How do you pea?

lilahbean13

Har har

Ok seriously how do you cook black eye peas? I've been using cans but they get expensive and there's a lot of sodium so I bought dried. I've attempted once (Paula deens recipe) and they were terrible. The flavor was not good. Half the websites I read say pre soak and the other half say they don't have to be. I just need a good old fashioned recipe!!!

aylafsu88

I always pre-soak overnight. I usually boil mine and I add some chicken or beef bouillon cubes to the water. It gives them a bit of flavor and they are not as bland. I boil mine which takes 30-45 minutes. My MIL has a pressure cooker which is a lot faster cooking wise.

lilahbean13

Y'all are way too awesome. Thank you. I will be making this tomorrow

StokedWifey

We actually discussed this a while back and I bookmarked it because I wanted to do dry more often. I soak them overnight, then cook on low in the crock pot for 8-10 hours, using the soaking water and a little more.  Good luck!