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Spicy Black-Eyed Pea Soup

Here's how you make Spicy Black-Eyed Pea Soup
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  • Servings: 8-12
  • Prep: 6h
  • Cook: 8h
    • The following recipe serves 8-12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 16 ounces dried black-eyed peas
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped carrots or 1 cup chopped bell pepper (may mix)
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 to 2 bay leaf
  • 1 pound smoked sausage (or 1 lb andouille sausages or 1 lb kielbasa, cut into chunks)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon cajun spices or 1 tablespoon spice essence
  • 1 (49 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth (large can)
  • Cayenne pepper sauce or Tabasco sauce, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Sort peas and soak in plenty of water overnight.

  • Step 2: Before cooking, drain and rinse.

  • Step 3: Place all ingredients into crock pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until peas are nicely tender.

  • Step 4: Remove bay leaves before serving.

  • Step 5: Serve with additional tabasco, if desired.

  • Step 6: This is kind of brothy being a soup but if you like a thicker bean texture, you can either mash some of the peas or cook it longer until the peas begin to burst.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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