Black-Eyed Peas

Best bean recipe known to humankind. Add bacon or ham. Two ancho chiles is even better. Good with any type of bean. I have been eating this recipe every week since the beginning of the new year because it is so good. I make a pot and put it in the fridge every morning I hear 2 cups of beans and broth with 4-5 cups of power greens till they wilt and eat my “beans and greens” this may be the year I finally reach my health goals. Thanks NYT!

Critical to use Rancho Gordo black eyed peas! The Best! Shorter soak. Two hours. Shorter cooking 90 minutes for 1 pound. I added andouille sausage, omitted celery and added red bell pepper and jalapeno garnish Cloves in the charred onion is genius.

This is the best recipe for black eyed peas. I made it for the new year, and it’s so good I’m making it again two weeks later. I love reheating it with some power greens that wilt into it and then laying it on top of more raw power greens. It’s absolutely delightful, filling and healthy. Thanks NYT.

For all the many years I've prepared black-eyed peas on New Year's Day, this was hands-down the best recipe I've used for several reasons. I did, as I've done for some time, add two smoked ham hocks from and therefore reduced the olive oil -- but using a high quality EVOO gave a rich depth of flavor. I'm deeply grateful to those here who steered me to Ranch Gordo heirloom beans, a game-changer, and this recipe also introduced me to the sultry sublime arbol chili. Definitely a keeper.

NY Times, please change the incorrect water measurement. 6 Quarts is way too much, it should be about 6 cups by my measurement, with 2 lbs of peas and in my large Dutch oven. Amazing recipe! I chop up the garlic and throw in with the peas rather than discarding it.

Another good method for charring onions is to put a cookie cooling grid over the gas flame and keep turning them over as you do other things instead of wearing out your arm.

I bring all the veg and beans to a simmer, let it steep in the Wonderbag a few hours, then divide out the portions for vegan or allergic guests, add a smoked turkey leg to the main portion and smoked paprika to the vegan pot, and finish with two pots. Everybody happy. Charred onion is key.

It’s fine without the oil, becomes zero point food on weight watchers.

Made a half recipe in the instapot. Used half a very large onion blackened with a kitchen torch, about 2/3 head of garlic, cloves peeled and sliced in half and thrown in, 1 1/2 bay leaves, full 1/2 c. Olive oil, all the cloves and peppercorns and no dried pepper. Used 4 1/2 cups of water, cooked 20 minutes with a 15 minute release. There was some broth but not an overwhelming amount. Delicious.

Really gorgeous flavors, achieved simply. Beps don't need to be soake, so save time there. Don't have a grill, so I used a cast iron grill pan on stove top for the onions. Just threw the spices into the broth as recommended by someone. Simple. Delish! Leftovers with gravy made from broth , vegan chikun, and onion, pepper, garlic saute. Yum!

We didn’t have cheesecloth (or coffee filters) so we let the spices float freely, and that turned out fine! We used eight cups of water (2 quarts) and the full cup of olive oil. Cooked for an hour and 45 minutes; came out creamy and delicious.

agree with not tying up the spices..just add them...NYT recipes often have unnecessary steps to make recipes both more complicated and requiring more dishes/pots etc than are needed...good flavor though without the tying up

The "fresh" blackeyes are simply the same dry beans from the market, rehydrated. You are just paying double for water. I speak with some authority, having grown them commercially for several years. Beans are harvested in the summer, and dried in the field until the plants are dry enough for the combine to harvest them. Used canned if you're in a hurry.

The black eyed peas really need the added flavorings. We eat meat so I added pork bones & broth with the other ingredients. Near the end I added rice and a little more broth. It was hearty and filling for a winters day. I'm not sure my daughter would have liked it enough to go for seconds had I not added the pork and rice.

These turned out fantastic! The only spice I bothered tying up (in a teabag) was the cloves, which I knew I wouldn't be able to find and didn't want to bite into. My wife appreciated the whole (peeled) garlic cloves remaining in the pot where she could mash them into her bowl. Used a tej patta leaf instead of bay laurel and it worked wonderfully. Next time I'll add a parmesan rind to the pot!