January 1, 2013

I normally do a roast in the crock pot for New Years just because I can fix it the night before all the festivities begin put it on before we go to bed and it's ready for lunch the next day.  This year I decided to do something different that being said the first recipe from pinterest will be Black-eye pea Soup adapted from www.doublethedeliciousness.blogspot.com.  Everyone knows you have to eat them for the new year and everyone has a different story on why you need to eat them :)  I served the soup with cheddar/jalapeno cornbread and I must say the soup was delish had two servings.  The only thing I did different, I didn't have the spicy kielbasa and quite frankly didn't want to enter the store so close to the holidays.  I did however,  have regular kielbasa in the freezer. The cornbread was a mix that I added jalapenos and cheddar to cause everything is better with cheddar :) Oh, did I mention it is also done in the crock pot??

                        Black-eyed Pea Soup (Crock pot)

1 pound dried black-eyed peas, I used 4 cans drained and rinsed cause I'm lazy
1 pound spicy kielbasa, I used regular
6 cups chicken broth
1 yellow onion, diced
1 cup diced carrots, I used frozen
1 cup diced celery
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
    Hot sauce (to taste or omit) I used it

Is using dried beans soak overnight this is a must if using dried (drain in the morning).  Like is said I used canned beans simply drain, rinse and throw in the crock pot.
Dice veggies and put in the crock pot with beans.  Add sausage, broth and seasonings.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 6 hours.
Ladle into bowls.
As you can see a very simple and easy recipe and did I mention it was delish??

The end result is this.......