Black Eyed Peas

Black-eyed peas are a legume with a pea-like flavor. The famed dish of the South Hoppin' John is made with black-eyed peas and rice. Black-eyed peas are available fresh, canned, frozen or dried.

Basic Cooking Instructions

Add 8 cups of hot water to drained and rinsed beans. Make sure to pick the beans over for any small stones or debris.  Simmer the beans gently with lid tilted until desired tenderness is reached, about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.  The older the beans are the longer they may take to cook.

Substitute For Black Eyed Peas

Need a substitute or alternative to black eyed peas?  Here are some very good options:

For fresh black eyed peas use equal amounts of:

• Fresh Cranberry (borlotti) beans
• OR - Fresh lima beans
• OR - Fresh Romano beans
• OR - Fresh Kentucky wonder green beans

For Dried Black Eyed Peas use equal amounts of:

• You can substitute the proper amount of canned beans for dried beans
• OR - Use dried cranberry beans
• OR - Dried lima beans