Black Eyed Peas and Okra is a quick and easy way to braise Southern beans with okra in an instant pot or electric pressure cooker.
Black Eyed Peas and Okra
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
Black eyed peas and okra (Instant Pot) is my recipe of the day with the blogging group Multicooker Monday. We group together once per month on the third Monday to share new recipes for small appliances, such as the Instant Pot, Air Fryer, Sous Vide, Slow Cooker and more.
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For my selection, I decided to pressure-braise some black-eyed peas along with okra as a simple side dish or main dish bean entrée.
This is perfect with some corn bread. You might even like to serve some collard greens alongside. Good meats might be fried catfish or something like pan-fried pork chops or smoked sausages. Anything comfort food really.
If you have leftovers, this can also be thinned into a soup if you want something to go with sandwiches or burgers.
Multicooker Monday October 2021
- Air Fryer Pasta Chips from Sneha’s Recipe
- Birria Quesatacos (Instant Pot) from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Black Eyed Peas and Okra (Instant Pot) from Palatable Pastime
- Instant Pot Dal Dhokli from Magical Ingredients
- Pork and Cabbage Starting with Leftovers (slow cooker) from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Black Eyed Peas and Okra
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Black Eyed Peas and Okra
Black Eyed Peas and Okra
Equipment
- Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dried black-eyed peas
- 14.5 ounces canned diced tomatoes
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 teaspoons Cajun spice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 8 ounces fresh okra sliced
Instructions
- Place all ingredients (except okra) in the Instant Pot.
- Cook on manual/high for 40 minutes with vent closed.
- Use natural release (do not quick release pressure by opening vent).
- Open cooker and add okra; cook on manual/high with vent closed for 10 minutes.
- Use natural release again.
Notes
Nutrition
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If there is anything more comforting than a pot of beans and cornbread, I’m not sure what it is.
This is one of my favorite version of our curry and love the quick instant pot recipe! Yum!
I do not own an Instant Pot right now. Can this be made in a slow cooker?
Yes, do an overnight soak on the peas or a quick soak (bring to boil covered in water, boil one minutes, cover and remove from heat, allowing it to rest for one hour).
Drain the peas, rinse and drain again. Add everything to the crock and go for 8-10 hours on low.
Can i do this with canned blackeyed peas?
Not with canned. I would saute the onion in a tbsp oil in a saucepan. Rinse and drain the canned peas. Ditch the three cups liquid, adding back maybe 1/2-1 cup of broth or water, adding everything else and simmer until the okra is tender.
I LOVE okra but some in my family do not. I leave it whole and I only cook it for 3 minutes. This way it doesn’t get slimy and still has a nice texture and those who do not like it can pick it out. (more for me!)