Barbecued Black-eyed Peas

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 small carrot, diced
• 3 cups black-eyed peas, cooked and drained
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard (dijon is great )
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, best you can find
• 1/2 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 cup potato chips, coarsely crushed
• 2 cups liquid (water, beer or chicken stock)

Recipe

• 1 soak the black eyes in water overnight ( 2 cups of dry yields 4 cups ).
• 2 next day add 1 tsp salt and gently boil for about 30 minutes.
• 3 dice the bacon and fry until crisp. remove from pan.
• 4 in the hot bacon fat, cook the onion, celery and carrot until thoroughly heated.
• 5 add the black eyes, liquid, bbq sauce and mustard.
• 6 gently mix.
• 7 simmer for 15 minutes, adding more liquid if needed.
• 8 just before serving, stir in the green pepper and crushed potato chips.
• 9 serve topped with the bacon.