Black Eyed Peas, New Year's Style

[Mr. Bones]

As foreshadowed, by early recon pics, 31JAN18,

I made up some black eyed peas, New Year's Day...

I'll start with a few pics, then off to beddy-bye, finish this post tomorrow.

Soaked, an waitin...

After th initial seasonins...


jus simmerin beans, while th proteins are cooked, elsewhere...

[Mr. Bones]

10 slices smoked, thick sliced bacon, on parchment paper, in 1/2 sheet pan...
liberally seasoned with SPG, Slap Ya Mama...into th oven, @ 275°...low, an slow...


2- 8 oz boneless pork loin chops, rubbed down with Slap Ya Mama, 1/4 sheet pan, into th oven...

[Mr. Bones]

1/2 white onion, 1/2 green bell pepper, 1/2 jalapeño...all chopped up, tossed in...

House is smellin Great, up in here, gotta tell yall......
We ain't hardly even started, yet...

[mnavarre]

Hmmm. I think I'm gonna like where this is goin'

[Mr. Bones]

Meanwhile, ever so slowly, in my oven...

Bacon's gittin some colour, but no crisp, yet...

loin chops runnin behind, due to my multi-taskin, an stupidity; seasoned em all up, didn't git em in, at first...

better than dried out, roached, though...

[Mr. Bones]

Between stirrin th pot, reckon I'd better check on th bacon, an chops...
Bubble, bubble

Toil, an Trouble...

Oh, yeah...better check th bacon, an chops...
Bacon looks purty good...

Cain't emphasize how great my house smelled, with beans goin, bacon fryin, an pork loin roastin, along with seasonins...

Chops still look decidedly underdone...oh, well...it'll all come together.

but th bacon will hold me, fer a spell, an git some additional flavour up in them peas...

To Be Continued...

[Keiferr]

Mmmmmm! Following, as I am taking your recommendation to have these as a side with the pork necks I'm doing for Friday.

[Frozen Smoke]

I've never had black eyed peas believe it or not but I think you have inspired me! And a all indoor cook!?!

[Mr. Bones]

Thanks, Brother!
Yup, all indoors!
It was 19° here, an bad windy, an I didn't feel like firin up a smoker fer jus a couple chops...
Smoked meats is decidedly better in this, can use ham, hocks, belly, country ribs, etc., usw... it all works out jus fine.

[THE Humble Texan]

No matter how good your life has been, if you had eaten black eyed peas on New Years day it would have been even better.

[RonB]

You are off to a great start!

[Troutman]

Your's look pretty epic there Bonzey !! Believe it or not I just did a big pot yesterday myself. Used smoked ham hokes with half a pound of bacon. Mighty tasty !!!

[LA Pork Butt]

Looks great! Every year we make Hopp’n John Jambalaya.

[DogFaced PonySoldier]

Pass on the Black Eyed Peas... I think I'm the only person south of Minnesota who can't stand them! lol That's the way it seems, sometimes, anyways!

The rest looks purty good, there, though.

[Keiferr]

Don't fret. You're not the only one. I have a pot soaking right now. When my wife came home from work she saw it and said "I know you're not expecting me to eat those". I'm not. They're for 30-40 lunch friends Friday.

[gcdmd]

You might try purple hull peas. I prefer them over BEP.

[jgreen]

That is looking fantastic already Never tried bacon in the oven. Probably less mess than a frying pan.

[Mr. Bones]

Thanks, Brother!
Once ya do bacon in th oven, ya'll never wanna fool about with it on th stovetop, again...run bout 275°-300°...beyond that, it starts gittin more splattery...

[Keiferr]

Mr. Bones is right. The only time I fry it is when I'm camping. That's just to irritate the neighbors. I use an old cookie sheet with a rack on it. Looks like Mr. Bones uses parchment paper. A lot less cleanup using the oven.

[Huskee]

Never had them! Stupid question perhaps, but are they really beans, at least in the context of recipe use?

[MBMorgan]

Yep ... just another type of legume.

[Mr. Bones]

Yup.
An decidedly NOT a stupid question!

[Huskee]

Mr. Bones Do you use the Slap Ya Mama as the dry brine, or do you salt separately? Got summdat, and got summadem loin chops for tonight. Will try it on some and Henrik's new KC Royale Pork & Poultry rub on the others.

[Mr. Bones]

LMK what ya think, Huskee
I was pushin th big red EASY button, but, quite frankly, I vastly prefer my own Cajun seasonin to SYM...
Look, I put salt on Bacon, fer cripes sake (pics above). I love salt.
But it is jus way too salty, in proportion to th spice mix, even fer me.

[Mr. Bones]

Re; Dry Brine:
I answered ya earlier, from work, cause I didn't want ya to ruin yer food!

[Huskee]

Mr. Bones liked it, put it on sparingly, twas really good, spicy but I liked it. Liked Henrik's rub better though