Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Meat recipes category.

Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 pound dried black-eyed peas
1/2 pound bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 TBSP butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 TSP dried thyme
Salt to taste
Fresh thyme leaves and additional cooked and crumbled bacon, optional

Recipe Instructions:

Rinse and sort black-eyed peas.
Place peas and bacon in a Dutch oven; add water to cover.
Bring to a boil; boil 2 minutes.
Remove from heat; let soak, covered, 1 hour.
Do not drain.

In a cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat.
Add onion; cook and stir until tender.
Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Stir in thyme.

Stir into pea mixture.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, until peas are tender, stirring occasionally, 30-40 minutes.
Sprinkle with salt to taste.
If desired, garnish with fresh thyme leaves and additional crumbled bacon.

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