Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2005

I futzed with this one, and it turned out great. I started by boiling the beans separately while I sauteed the following together: bacon (to replace the ham), onions, garlic, 2 seeded and sliced jalapenos, and a palmful of sage leaves. Once that was soft I drained & rinsed the beans and added them to the pot. I added the canned tomatoes (roughly chopped) and covered with vegetable stock. That just simmered for about an hour (maybe less), and it turned out brilliantly. Coupled with cornbread, my fiancee had his first true southern meal this New Year's Day. Yum!

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AMFISCHER

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2005

This was delicious. Used crushed garlic and petite tomotoes with onions. If you don't like it soupy just strain the peas.

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2005

It was good. I tweaked it the second time and added chopped bell pepper and celery to the onions, sauteed them in oil, then added the drained, cooked beans and ham. I then poured tomato juice over it instead of blending tomatoes, and used fresh garlic instead of powder. I then added some creole seasonings to taste. Really good over rice and with sour cream, chopped green onions, shredded cheese and corn muffins on the side.

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2004

With a tiny bit of tweeking, this recipe is excellent. Use fresh garlic in place of the powder, and make sure to add salt and pepper to taste. Wonderful served over freshly baked cornbread!

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2004

This recipie is a great starter but I used MUCH less water, fresh Garlic (not powder), and personally, I like to soak overnight or par boil the peas before I cook 'em.

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SHADYROK

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2004

This was by far the worst direction provided for any recipe. Did anyone that has already rated this actually read the directions? It tells you to use a 8-quart pot and fill it ¾ full of water. That’s right 24 cups of water. This gives you SOUP. If you cut the amount of water down to 8 cups this will make a nice pot of peas.

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VOXMORGAN

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2004

These were the best black eyed peas I've had. The only change I made to the recipe was to use petite diced tomatoes and plenty of real garlic.

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SHAUNAVF

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Reviewed: May 7, 2004

Flavor was a little bland. But I'm from South Carolina so I may be bias.

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DEZMIA

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Home Town: Sumter, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2004

Please! Dont add the powder! Use real Garlic...and the tomatoes have to much acid for me, so I use a tiny bit of brown sugar mixed in..not much. or use a bit of orange juice from a fresh orange..not much.

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2004

Great recipe. This was a good way to use leftover ham from Christmas. I used fresh garlic instead of the powder and canned diced tomatoes instead of whole. Family loved it, a new family tradition.

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SouthernAloha

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2004

Great recipe. Didn't appeal to the kids much, but the grown ups liked it.

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MMHARBIN

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2004

I love this recipe, and if you add some grated coconut you're in for a treat!!!

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BECKY_GARCIA

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2004

DELICIOUS !!! If eating these peas doesn't bring me luck this year I don't know what will... I only made a few changes: I used a can of diced tomatoes instead of liquefying a can of whole ones, substituted a tsp. of minced garlic for the powder, and used one onion instead of two. We ate these with barbequed ribs but the peas were a meal in themselves. Next time we will just have some rice on the side... This recipe helped me create an awesome New Year's tradition in my house!!!

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Mrs. Jones

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2004

My husband is from the South and wants black-eyed peas every year and I never knew how to make them (except from a can!). He LOVED these and said he could eat them every day. I even liked them and I'm not fond of black-eyed peas, so easy, too!! Thanks for the recipe!

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HUSKER1968

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2004

New Years Day Black- eyed Peas

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BERNICE NELSON

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2004

I have never been a fan of blackeyed peas until I tried this one. This has got to be the best of best!!! I won't wait until next New Years Eve to prepare it again!!!! Thank you so very much

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2004

These are excellent. My family loved them, including my toddler son. I added more pepper and salt to my serving though because I found it to be a little bland. Next time I don't think I'll puree the tomatoes. This time I added a little rice at the end to make it more like Hoppin John, and I also added some bell pepper and celery.

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ALLYALL

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2004

I made this recipe for New Year's Day and it was put up against my mother's traditional black eyed peas, and these had rave reviews. The leftovers are even better after being in the refrigerator after a day or two and eaten with cornbread. I'll definitely make these again in place of my usual red beans.

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