{"id":329710,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/southern-black-eyed-peas\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:06:45","slug":"southern-black-eyed-peas","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/southern-black-eyed-peas\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-Eyed Peas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like grits, greens and its cousin Hoppin’ John, black-eyed peas is an iconic Southern side dish beloved by generations of folks. A cookout staple, this black-eyed peas recipe is a nonnegotiable addition when serving up soul food<\/a>. It’s a phenomenal comfort food<\/a> that’s deceptively easy to make.<\/p>\n

The recipe calls for a host of delicious aromatic ingredients like garlic and onion, crushed chili flakes, thyme and pork. If you want to know the secret to life-changing black-eyed peas (the kind that has friends and family begging for your recipe), the answer is using a mix of salt pork belly and smoked ham hocks<\/a>. If you’ve never cooked with ham hocks, let this Southern black-eyed pea recipe be your introduction.<\/p>\n

Black-Eyed Peas Ingredients<\/h2>\n