Wow. Hands down these were the best BEP I’ve ever had. I didn’t use the smoked salt, but instead simmered with country ham chips. No not a ham hock.
Also added 3 or 4 thyme sprigs during summer. Add the crispy bacon chunks at the end Awesome!

Getting the right “seasoning” meat is important: bacon, side meat, or even ham hock. I have found that one secret to really good black eyed peas is to refrigerate them after cooking and re-heat them the next day. This allows to flavors to blend together, and they will be much, much better. Chopped Vidalia (sweet) onion, not cooked, goes really well with black eyed peas. My aunt was good at recycling side dishes, and she would add white potatoes to her black eyed peas if there were any left after a couple of days.

This was so easy & good!! This was my first time making them. I added some smoked Turkey necks and let it simmer for about an hour and a half. The instructions are very clear and the recipe was easy to follow.

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Thank you so much for this delicious recipe. Growing up in Texas, we always had a big bowl of black eyed peas with cornbread for New Years Day lunch. These traditions didn’t mean much at the time, but nostalgia grows with distance and age. It was a nice visit to the past making and enjoying your recipe. Tasted just like memaw’s and that would definitely have made her happy and proud.

When u serve it up.

In reply to Melinda.

You don’t have to use smoked salt. It’ll be fine. Her other recipe with ham instead of bacon doesn’t even call for salt at all and is delicious.