With well-known dishes such as Southern collard greens, black-eyed peas and okra. Advertisement Each Southern region in the United States has its own particular take on soul food.

1 cup dried black-eyed peas; 4 cups water or broth (for more flavor, use chicken or vegetable broth) 1 medium onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced ...

This recipe for Black-Eyed Peas in the Instant Pot will have you gobbling up the South's favorite legume. Bake a skillet of cornbread and serve them both with other veggies or meat for a perfectly ...

Ingredients 12 to 24 ounces dried beans of your choice 1 smoked turkey leg for seasoning 1 tablespoon salt. Instructions. Place the turkey leg in the slow cooker.

While these dishes are Delk Adams’s most essential, here are 21 more soul food recipes to dive into, including Southern dinners, sides and desserts. 8. Southern Black Eyed Peas ...

2 cups dried black-eyed peas (12 ounces) Kosher salt. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter. 1 large red onion, minced. 1 1/2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger. 3 garlic cloves, minced. 1 habanero ...

Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the peas are just tender, about 30 minutes. Add the collards and stir to combine. Cook until wilted, about 5 minutes.

The meal also has a direct tie to Watch Night, also known as Freedom’s Eve.. On Dec. 31, 1862, free and enslaved Black people gathered — some publicly, some quietly — to ring in the new year ...

The New Year’s Day food tradition of eating black-eyed peas is meant to bring good luck to diners. In part, the black-eyed pea is believed to usher in prosperity for the year ahead and, in some ...