Black Eyed Pea Loaf With Creole Sauce Recipes

BLACK EYED PEA LOAF WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Black Eyed Pea Loaf:.
• Cook peas with ham, Tabasco, and water.
• Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer 35 minutes or until well done.
• Drain, reserve 1 cup liquid.
• Combine peas, 1 cup liquid and remaining ingredients.
• Stir well until well blended.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until firm.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Serve with Creole Sauce.
• Creole Sauce: Sauté green pepper and onion in butter in a medium saucepan over low heat until tender.
• Add mushrooms with liquid, tomato juice, catsup, Worcestershire sauce; stir well.
• Dissolve cornstarch in water, stirring until well blended.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
• Yield 2 cups.

CREOLE BLACK EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Soak the peas overnight in cold water. Drain.
• Heat the oil in a heavy pot. Add onion, pepper, and celery, sweat over low heat until softened.
• Stir in garlic, continue stirring until garlic releases it's aroma.
• Add all remaining ingredients except liquid smoke to the pot, along with enough additional water to cover the peas by one inch. Cook until peas are completely tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, adding more water as necessary. When they're tender, add the Liquid Smoke, cook for 5 more minutes, and serve over rice.

CREOLE BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE

Steps:

• Rinse black-eyed peas and place in a large pot. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a medium heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse peas.
• Return peas to pot and add a few dashes of salt. Add 1½ cups of water, cover, and simmer on medium heat for 35 minutes.
• Chop onions and peppers and mince garlic. Slice sausage in small pieces. While beans are simmering, melt a tbsp of butter in a pan on medium heat. Add onions, peppers, sausage and garlic and cook about 10 minutes.
• Stir in mixture into the black-eyed pea pot. Add parsley, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, oregano, thyme, and hot sauce.
• Bring mixture to a boil, reduce to medium-low, and cook 45 minutes. Serve with white rice.

BLACK-EYED PEAS LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F and Grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-low heat and add the onion and chopped bell pepper; sauté until the onion is tender and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes longer.
• Add the black-eyed peas, rolled oats, cornmeal, and broth; stir well until the oats and cornmeal are cooked and have absorbed all the liquid.
• Put the black-eyed pea mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Cool, serve and enjoy!