Blackeyed Peas And Cajun Sausage Recipes

BLACK EYED PEAS WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cook sausage over medium heat in a large Dutch oven until browned, about 10 minutes.
• Add onion, celery, bell pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often to loosen any browned bits on bottom of Dutch oven. Add minced garlic; cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add Rotel Tomatoes and Chilies. Add black eyed peas, thyme, salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Stir to combine all ingredients.
• Cover and simmer over medium low heat for one hour or until peas are tender and creamy. Adjust seasonings; if desired, garnish with chopped chives or green onions. Serve over rice. Yield: 6 servings.

SAUSAGE WITH BLACK-EYED PEAS & SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add kielbasa and onions; cook 6 min., stirring frequently. Spoon into bowl; cover to keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in same skillet on medium heat. Add garlic, spinach, peas and tomatoes; stir. Cook 3 min. or just until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally
• Add chili sauce; Worcestershire sauce, crushed pepper and kielbasa mixture; mix well. Cook 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Serve over rice.

BLACKEYED PEAS AND CAJUN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Pick (remove any bad peas) and wash peas.
• Combine in sauce pan with sausage, water, seasons, onions and pepper. Cover and simmer over low flame for 1 and 1 1/2 hour or until tender.
• Add water if needed.
• You want to have enough water to make thick gravy.
• Add green onions (scallions) and serve over rice.

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND CAJUN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Pick (remove any bad peas) and wash peas.
• Combine in a sauce pan with sausage, water, seasonings, onions and pepper.
• Cover and simmer over low flame for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Add water if needed. You want to have enough water to make thick gravy.
• Add green onions (scallions) and serve over rice.

SMOKED SAUSAGE AND BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In a large pot, over medium heat, render the sausage for 5 minutes. Stir in the onions, salt, cayenne, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and parsley. Saute for 5 minutes, or until the onions are wilted. Stir in the chicken stock, peas and garlic. Bring the liquid up to a simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours, or until the peas are tender. Spoon the peas and sausage in the center of a shallow bowl. Garnish with green onions. Serve with cornbread muffins.

CAJUN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Sort peas and rinse with cold water. Place in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until softened. Drain and rinse peas, discarding liquid., Return peas to the pan; add the water, onion, bouillon and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes or until peas are tender.

BLACK EYED PEAS WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• If using dried beans soak for 4 or more hours, drain and rinse.
• Slice sausage into rounds. Combine with black eyed peas, onion, garlic, and Cajun seasoning in the crock pot.
• Add water until beans and sausage are just covered. If using dried beans, add enough so that the beans and sausage are submerged by 1-2 inches of liquid. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook on low for 4-6 hours. I would suggest an additional 2 hours if using dried beans.

BLACK-EYED PEA SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the peas, tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, seasonings and hot pepper sauce. , Cook and stir for 10-12 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Stir in corn; cook 5 minutes longer or until heated through., Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.