I don't do much with black-eyed peas which apparently are a type of bean.
A local restaurant, Cactus Ya Ya, serves their complimentary chips with a salsa and also with a black-eyed pea dip (always served warm).
I've always wanted to break the code on this awesome black-eyed dip and recently had some success.
Found a recipe on line that sounded right, changed it up a bit as noted and the first batch met my expectations.
Very easy and economical.
Black-Eyed Pea DipPrep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 60 mins
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients1 1/2 cups dried black eyed peas, rinsed
6-8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (or more!)
_The Ya Ya dip is vegan-friendly so I left this out 1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ whole Onion, Chopped Fine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 cup salsa (hot if you want to add some zing!)
_I used Pace Picante Hot2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided
_Had to leave this out for vegan-compliance¼ cup chopped jalepeno
_I did one large-ish jalepenoSalt And Black Pepper To Taste
_I did 1/2 tsp of eachSour cream, optional
_Had to leave this out_I added 1/4 (or 1/2 tsp) teaspoon Chipotle Pepper Powder (will add a little more heat)Instructions1. Bring a pot of water to boil
_I put water at 1" over the beans and still had to add more2. Dump in the dried peas and boil for 30 minutes, or until tender (as tender as a canned black bean would be). Don’t let them get too mushy!!
_I kept checking them for tenderness like I would for pasta3. Drain the beans
3a.
At this point I sautéed the onion and garlic, then gently mixed all ingredients in a sauce pan.
I pre-mixed the salsa and dry ingredients first in the skillet and then added it to the cooked beans.
Then I did the rest of the cook on the stove top.....no oven step.
They were on the stove top simmering for about 45 minutes.
Add water as needed for desired consistency.
4. While the beans are boiling, fry, drain, and chop 6-8 slices of bacon. Reserve 2 tbsp. of bacon grease
5. In the same skillet, add in the chopped onion and garlic. Saute until tender
6. Preheat oven to 350°
7. In a large bowl, stir together the beans, chopped bacon, sauteed veggies, 1 cup of the shredded cheese and the remaining ingredients
8. Spread into a 7″x11″ prepared dish (or similar sized dish)
9. Bake for 20 minutes then top with remaining cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes (or until the cheese is melted)
10. Serve hot with tortilla or corn chips and sour cream, if you like!
Doing the non-vegan, Full Monty version sounds great as well !
This dip is excellent re-heated and beats anything store-bought that I've had.
My version's spiciness was somewhere between Medium and Hot....closer to Medium.