Smoked ham and bacon turn dried black-eyed peas into a one-pot meal that sticks with you
Ingredients
Ingredients
- FOR THE PEAS:
- 1 pound dry black eyed peas
- 1 pound smoked ham, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 6 cups ham or chicken broth
- 1 Tablespoons Casa M Spice Co® Uncontrolled Chain Reaction®
- 1 Tablespoons Casa M Spice Co® Uncontolled Cattle Drive®
- 1 bay leaf
- FOR THE CAJUN TRINITY:
- 12 ounces bacon, cut into very small pieces
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 2 poblano chiles, stemmed, seeded, cut into strips, diced
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER:
- salt and pepper to taste
- cooked white rice to serve over
- Tabasco sauce
Method
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01
Soak black eyed peas for 1 hour
1h mCan be done ahead; drain before adding to pressure cooker.
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02
Brown bacon pieces in soup pot
8 minStart high heat, reduce to medium-high as bacon browns.
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03
Pressure cook peas with ham and broth for 30 min
30 minAdd drained peas, ham, broth, spices, and bay leaf; seal and bring to pressure.
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04
Sauté garlic, onion, celery, poblano with bacon
30 minStart once peas timer begins; brown vegetables, then reduce heat and stir every 10 minutes.
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05
Release pressure and remove bay leaf
5 minSafely cool and release pressure after 30-minute cook time.
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06
Deglaze soup pot and combine with peas
3 minAdd tablespoon of water to scrape up caramelized bits, then add pressure cooker contents.
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07
Simmer combined mixture for 30-45 minutes
37 minBring to boil first, then reduce to simmer; taste and adjust seasonings.
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08
Cook white rice
20 minTime to finish with the final simmer; can be done ahead.
From Mike's Notebook
Don't skip the one-hour soak — it hydrates the peas evenly so they cook through in the same 30 minutes.
Cut bacon small and render it fully before adding vegetables; the fat flavors everything that follows.
Deglaze while the pressure cooker runs so caramelized bits dissolve completely and don't stick to the pot bottom.
Nutrition
Estimated · 1 serving · calculated from the ingredient list, not lab-tested.
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