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New Year's Bayou Stew

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Bayou, Cajun, Southern

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch oven (lg) or Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Dried black-eyed peas
  • 1 lb Andouille sausage, sliced
  • 1/2 cup pancetta
  • 1 ea large yellow or sweet onion
  • 1 ea Green pepper, large, diced
  • 3 ea Celery rib, diced
  • 4 ea Garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tbsp Cajun or Creole seasoning
  • 6 cup Chicken broth
  • 1 can 15 oz diced tomatoes
  • 1 can Collard greens (15 oz), seasoned
  • Optional add-ins: hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper

Instructions

  • Soak peas overnight. Drain & rinse.
  • In large pot, cook pancetta over medium heat for a few minutes. Add in sliced Andouille and cook until browned.
  • Remove meat, leave drippings.
  • Sauté trinity vegetables until onions are translucent, 5-8 minutes.
  • Stir in garlic and 1 TBSP seasoning, cook 30 seconds.
  • Add black-eyed peas and chicken broth. Scrape up bottom of pot. Bring to boil.
  • Add collards (with can liquid), remaining seasoning, diced tomatoes.
  • Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 45 minutes to 2 hours - until peas & greens are tender.
  • Add cooked meats back into pot.
  • To taste, add hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper.