Crockpot Black-Eyed Peas – Holy Cow Vegan

December 29, 2023

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A hands-off recipe for flavorful, scrumptious Crockpot Black-Eyed Peas. The dried beans simmer slowly with onions, carrots, celery and potatoes in a superbly spiced broth.

Slow cooker black eyed peas in bowl with spoon and parsley garnish.

You might or might not imagine that consuming black-eyed peas on New 12 months’s Day brings you luck, however then once more, the place’s the hurt? We will all use some good luck. And you’ll undoubtedly really feel very, very fortunate whenever you slurp up these yummy gradual cooker black-eyed peas.

Black-eyed peas, with their wealthy, nutty taste, are fantastic in dishes like this vegan Hoppin’ John and this Caribbean black-eyed peas stew. They’re simply as wonderful on this gradual cooker recipe: smoky, spicy, heat, comforting, and tremendous, tremendous wholesome. The recipe takes simply 10-Quarter-hour to place collectively and you do not even must soak the beans (though you possibly can, if you wish to).

These gradual cooker black-eyed peas are the right recipe to throw collectively within the morning earlier than work or at evening, earlier than you go to mattress. The beans want seven hours within the crockpot to prepare dinner to tender perfection. Serve them with a hunk of crusty French bread for a scrumptious, nutritious, no-fuss meal.

Why you’ll love this recipe

Scrumptious and wholesome. The beans, simmered slowly with the peerlessly spiced broth and the greens, take in all of that taste and grow to be so, so yummy. And every little thing on this stew is so, so good for you.
Simple, timesaving recipe. That is largely a hands-off recipe and all of the heavy lifting is completed by the gradual cooker. As soon as you’ve got chopped the veggies and rinsed the beans you’re nearly completed!
Function essential course or facet dish. These crock pot black eyed peas will be the primary attraction on the desk, however they will simply as simply be served as a facet dish.
Soy-free, nut-free, vegan and gluten-free recipe. This gradual cooker black eyed peas recipe can be loaded with heart-healthy protein and fiber. If you wish to, you can also make this recipe oil-free.

Components

Greens: onions, carrots and celery. This types the flavour base for the stew, together with the spices.
Spices: Floor cumin, floor allspice, paprika, pink pepper flakes and chipotle chili in adobo sauce (elective, or substitute with cayenne pepper).
Herbs: Garlic, dried rosemary and dried oregano.
Vegetable inventory or mushroom broth. You can even use water, however inventory will add extra taste.
Further virgin olive oil. To make the recipe oil-free, saute the veggies in ¼ cup vegetable inventory.

Black-eyed peas in bowl with parsley garnish and spoon.

High ideas

You will need to chop the carrots, onions and celery very nice to extract essentially the most taste from them. In case you are not assured about your knife expertise, you possibly can place them in a meals processor and pulse just a few occasions.
Don’t add salt to the black-eyed peas earlier than they’re tender. Salt can decelerate the cooking course of. The identical goes for acidic elements, so do not be tempted so as to add tomatoes or lemon juice to the recipe.
So as to add somewhat extra texture, you possibly can mix a few ladlefuls of the stew. Add the blended combination again to the pot and blend in.
This recipe is kind of spicy, however you possibly can simply tweak the spice degree to your liking. Pass over the chipotle chili if you would like a milder-flavored stew or cut back how a lot pink pepper flakes you utilize.

Recipe FAQs

Can I exploit canned or frozen black-eyed peas?

You should use canned or frozen beans on this recipe, which can reduce down the cooking time significantly. If utilizing canned or frozen beans, cut back the quantity of liquid to a few cups and prepare dinner 4 hours on excessive.

Can I exploit extra greens on this recipe?

You’ll be able to add candy potatoes, cauliflower and/or butternut squash to the crockpot together with the beans and the tomatoes. Make sure you regulate the seasoning.

Can I make this recipe oil-free?

To make the recipe oil-free, use ¼ cup vegetable inventory as a substitute of oil.

Storage directions

Refrigerate: Retailer the gradual cooker black-eyed peas in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 4 days.
Freeze: Freeze the beans in a freezer-safe container for as much as three months.
Reheat: Thaw and reheat in a microwave or on the stovetop.

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