Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2009

I made this tonight with the thought that it might taste better the second day. It actually tastes VERY GOOD tonight...can't wait to eat it tomorrow. I would give it 5 stars but I had to make some modifications due to what I had on hand. I used 2 cans of rinsed black eyed peas (what husband brought home one day last week), about a cup of dry vermouth for flavor (didn't want to use chicken or beef stock for the "luck" reasons stated by a previous reviewer...I obviously used canned peas, though), 5 cloves of garlic, over 2 cups of cubed smoked ham steak, a fair amount of Cajun seasoning, about 4oz of diced green chilies, and about a 1/2c of ham drippings from the Christmas ham for added pork flavor. I used diced tomatoes and did not puree them. I also did not add any additional water. Again, we are looking forward to eating it tomorrow. Thank you for the recipe.

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IAD2ROC

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2009

Soup was extremely watery and lacked flavor.

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karen

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2009

I love this recipe! I make it around 7:00 pm on New Year's Eve and then let it simmer for about 3 hours. It's my breakfast for New Year's Day and usualy my dinner too. I sometimes make cornbread to go with it. We love it and it's so easy!

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Leslie Buckingham

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Katy, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

It was pretty good.. My family isn't a big fan of black eyed peas... so it wasn't a huge hit. But I liked it.

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kj421

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Port Hueneme, California, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2009

I made this on New Years at the last minute and I am so glad I did! I have made it a few times since and will continue to all year long.

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Karla

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hayden, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2009

This is by far the best black-eyed peas I have ever had. My family absolutely loved them!

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Keri

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009

These are quite tasty but I do have a few changes. I like my peas to be an almost creamy texture so I omitted the tomatoes. I used one ham hock that I made several cuts into, half a link of smoked sausage, one onion, garlic powder, onion powder, chile sauce and chicken broth as the liquid. I let these simmer for a couple of hours and OH MY they are good!

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LAURIE

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2009

This is a really good Black-eyed peas recipe. The second time I made this, I added spinach during the last 5 minutes of cooking - sooo good! Thanks for a great recipe!

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Nancy Yates

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Pineville, West Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009

Never cooked black eyed peas before but was informed I needed to do so for New years day. It came out very good. I liked it with Franks Hot sauce on the side.

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cullinanpat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

I opted out of using the tomatoes. Used 1 14oz can of chicken broth & 2 cans of water with plenty of Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning. The best I've ever had!

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