Black Eyed Peas are a New Year's tradition for bringing prosperity into the New Year! Add this must-have side dish to your holiday menu!
Watch us make these New Year's Black Eyed Peas!
It is definitely New Year's tradition to eat Black Eyed Peas to bring good luck and fortune into the new year!
You also cannot forget the collard greens which are also known for bringing financial prosperity in the new year.
So if you want to get off to a good start, make sure to fill up on these dishes!!
More recipes -->> Baked Macaroni and Cheese, Southern Fried Cabbage, Purple Hull Peas and Okra, Okra and Tomatoes with Sausage, Au Gratin Potatoes, Collard Greens
Ingredients needed to make the peas:
- Black-eyed peas
- Smoked turkey neck(s)
- Yellow onion
- Cajun seasoning
- Cajun seasoning
- Minced garlic
- Onion powder
- Olive oil
Steps to make the Black eyed peas with smoked turkey necks:
Add your turkey neck(s) to a medium-sized pot. Fill the pot almost to the top with water ensuring that the turkey neck is fully covered with water.
Cook over medium heat for approximately one hour.
After one hour, in a separate large pan, add olive oil and heat to medium heat. Then add the onions and saute until they start to brown.
Steps continued...
Once the onions begin to brown, add the minced garlic to the pan. Next, add the peas to the pan and then the smoked turkey.
Pour the water from the smoked turkey into your pan. Season the peas with the onion powder and cajun seasoning mixing together.
Cover and cook over medium heat for 45 minutes to an hour.
If needed, add additional water throughout the cooking process. Remove from the heat and serve!
Tips for making the Black Eyed Peas
Other meats that can be used to make these peas are ham hocks and salt pork.
You definitely want to make sure to reserve the water that you boil the meats in to add to your peas. That's where all the flavor is added to the black-eyed peas.
Of course, you can't have beans and greens without cornbread, so grab this recipe for our made-from-scratch cornbread.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Store the peas in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
The peas can be frozen for about three months for the best freshness.
Salt pork and ham hocks are other great options that can be added to the peas.
**Shop my Amazon store to get cooking items used in our recipes!**
*There may be affiliate links in this description or video in which I may receive a commission at no cost to you*
Ingredients
- 24 ounce frozen black-eyed peas
- 1 smoked turkey neck
- 1 c yellow onion
- 2 tsps minced garlic
- 2 tsps cajun seasoning
- 2 tsps onion powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- First, add your turkey neck(s) to a medium-sized pot.
- Fill the pot almost to the top with water ensuring that the turkey neck is fully covered with water.
- Cook over medium heat for approximately one hour.
- After one hour, in a separate large pan, add olive oil and heat to medium heat.
- Then add the onions and saute until they start to brown.
- Once the onions begin to brown, add the minced garlic to the pan.
- Next, add the peas to the pan and then the smoked turkey neck.
- Pour the water from the smoked turkey neck into your pan.
- Season the peas with the onion powder and cajun seasoning mixing together.
- Cover and cook over medium heat for 45 minutes to an hour. (If needed, add additional water throughout the cooking process.)
- Remove from the heat and serve!
Leave a Reply