What do I serve black eyed peas with?

**ncarr** · 01-01-2010, 06:43 PM

I got a really good deal on a 1lb bag of black eyed peas at publix but I have never made them before. What do they go well with? I have had had them before and liked them but can't for the life of me figure out what to do with them. TIA!

**frugalwarrior2** · 01-01-2010, 06:56 PM

Roast pork butt and cornbread??

**ladykemma2** · 01-01-2010, 07:09 PM

soak them overnight, cook them until soft.

keep the bean juice. in a flat shallow skillet, put the bean juice and reduce it til thick. add the beans, a big glob of butter and a generous amount of franks durkee red hot.

serve with canned allens seasoned collard greens and corn muffins.

**KeithBC** · 01-01-2010, 07:47 PM

Black-eyed peas, chickpeas, or anything else in the bean family can replace meat in a meal. So, serve with veggies, and potatoes or rice. Curry sauces and tomato sauces would go well with them.

**NikoSan999** · 01-01-2010, 07:58 PM

Ham or bacon and cornbread

**Suzanne Sky** · 01-01-2010, 08:15 PM

When we have any beans of any kind, that is the main part of the meal. With black-eyed peas, I just add rice to them in the last 20 minutes of the cooking time, so it is done when the peas are. And I also sauted onion, garlic, celery (the leaves if possible) and add that, too. Cornbread is good to go with it.