Black-Eyed Peas

also called black eyed peas · blackeye peas · field peas · cowpeas · peas

The table

Cook these plain. The same peas cooked with rice in the same pot are Hoppin' John, which is its own dish.
1 large(diced)yellow onionsweat 8 minsimmer covered 1 hr 15 minseason at the end
2 ribs(diced)celery
3 cloves(minced)garlic
2 Tbs(28 g)bacon fat
1 lb(450 g; soaked overnight)dried black-eyed peas
2 qt(1.9 L)ham hock stock
1bay leaf
1 tspblack pepper
1/4 tspcrushed red pepper
2 tspkosher salt
2 tspcider vinegar
Spoon them out with some of the pot liquid rather than lifting them with a slotted spoon. Drained they read as dry
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.

Pans and tools

Before anything else

2sweat 8 min

3simmer covered 1 hr 15 min

goes in with what step 2 made

4season at the end

goes in with what step 3 made

Cooking it

Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.

The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 23 min1 of 3 steps gives no time
Needs you
about 8 min
If you get it wrong
Unforgiving — a bean still firm at an hour and a quarter needs more time, not more heat, and undercooked beans never come right on the plate
What you'll wash
One thing — the Dutch oven
Does it keep
4 days — beans are the part of this shelf that plainly improves, and the pot liquor thickens around them

  1. sweat 8 min

    8 minneeds you(we think)from the start

  2. simmer covered 1 hr 15 min

    1 hr 15 minwalk away8 min in

  3. season at the end

    not timed1 hr 23 min in

You'll need Dutch oven

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Black-Eyed Peas
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: beans, pork, southern, stew, side
>> counters: Meat and Three, One Pot
>> aka: black eyed peas, blackeye peas, field peas, cowpeas, peas
>> servings: 8
>> time: 1 hr 45 min
>> slack: unforgiving — a bean still firm at an hour and a quarter needs more time, not more heat, and undercooked beans never come right on the plate
>> pairs-with: ham-hock-stock, collard-greens, skillet-cornbread, hoppin-john
>> washing-up: the Dutch oven
>> keeps: 4 days — beans are the part of this shelf that plainly improves, and the pot liquor thickens around them

>> step: Cook these plain. The same peas cooked with rice in the same pot are Hoppin' John, which is its own dish.
Cook these plain.

>> step: sweat 8 min
Sweat @yellow onion{1%large}(diced), @celery{2%ribs}(diced), @garlic{3%cloves}(minced) in @bacon fat{2%Tbs}(28 g) in a #Dutch oven{} for ~sweat{8%min}.

>> step: simmer covered 1 hr 15 min
Simmer @&(~1)base{} covered with @dried black-eyed peas{1%lb}(450 g; soaked overnight), @ham hock stock{2%qt}(1.9 L), @bay leaf{1}, @black pepper{1%tsp}, @crushed red pepper{1/4%tsp} for ~simmer{75%min}.

>> step: season at the end
Season @&(~1)peas{} with @kosher salt{2%tsp}, @cider vinegar{2%tsp}.

Spoon them out with some of the pot liquid rather than lifting them with a slotted spoon. Drained they read as dry.