Black Eyed Peas and Rice - Casa M Spice Co
★ Issue CMSC·21–034 · Published 22 Aug 2021
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Black Eyed Peas and Rice.

Smoked ham and bacon turn dried black-eyed peas into a one-pot meal that sticks with you

PREP 25 min
COOK 90 min
TOTAL 2:55h h
SERVES —  
HEAT hot
BLEND RATING 4.9 140 reviews · Chain Reaction®
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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

  1. 01

    Soak black eyed peas for 1 hour

    60 min

    Can be done ahead; drain before adding to pressure cooker.

  2. 02

    Brown bacon pieces in soup pot

    8 min

    Start high heat, reduce to medium-high as bacon browns.

  3. 03

    Pressure cook peas with ham and broth for 30 min

    30 min

    Add drained peas, ham, broth, spices, and bay leaf; seal and bring to pressure.

  4. 04

    Sauté garlic, onion, celery, poblano with bacon

    30 min

    Start once peas timer begins; brown vegetables, then reduce heat and stir every 10 minutes.

  5. 05

    Release pressure and remove bay leaf

    5 min

    Safely cool and release pressure after 30-minute cook time.

  6. 06

    Deglaze soup pot and combine with peas

    3 min

    Add tablespoon of water to scrape up caramelized bits, then add pressure cooker contents.

  7. 07

    Simmer combined mixture for 30-45 minutes

    37 min

    Bring to boil first, then reduce to simmer; taste and adjust seasonings.

  8. 08

    Cook white rice

    20 min

    Time to finish with the final simmer; can be done ahead.

From Mike's Notebook

01

Don't skip the one-hour soak — it hydrates the peas evenly so they cook through in the same 30 minutes.

02

Cut bacon small and render it fully before adding vegetables; the fat flavors everything that follows.

03

Deglaze while the pressure cooker runs so caramelized bits dissolve completely and don't stick to the pot bottom.

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