- Calories 405
- Fat 8.9g
- Satfat 5.1g
- Monofat 1.6g
- Polyfat 0.7g
- Protein 20g
- Carbohydrate 62.3g
- Fiber 7.5g
- Cholesterol 23mg
- Iron 4.5mg
- Sodium 581mg
- Calcium 68mg
Black-Eyed Peas and Cornmeal Dumplings
Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr
A pot of black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is a Southern tradition said to bring good luck for the year ahead. Make the tradition even better with bacon-y buttermilk dumplings and a dash of your favorite hot sauce. For a quick side of collards, bring 1/2 cup lower-sodium chicken broth, 1/2 cup water, and 2 minced garlic cloves to a simmer in a large skillet. Add 1 (16-ounce) bag chopped collard greens; cover and cook 10 minutes or until tender.
How to Make It
Step 1
Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; finely chop. Remove 1 tablespoon drippings from pan; set aside. Increase heat to medium-high. Add 1 cup onion to remaining drippings in pan; sauté 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add stock, 1 1/2 cups water, salt, pepper, and peas to pan; bring to a boil. Partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until peas are tender, stirring occasionally.
Step 2
Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, green onions, cornmeal, and baking soda, stirring with a whisk. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add bacon, reserved 1 tablespoon drippings, and buttermilk; stir until a moist dough forms.
Step 3
With moist hands, gently divide mixture into 12 equal portions. Drop dumplings, 1 at a time, into pan; cover and cook 8 minutes or until dumplings are done, stirring occasionally. Serve with hot sauce, if desired.
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brighteyes8's Review
AMAZING. Made no changes, except I doubled the bacon because I had thin slices, and I used powdered buttermilk substitute for the buttermilk. I needed all four srips to get to 1 T. of drippings. Was concerned that not adding salt to the dumplings would make them bland, but they were plenty salty and flavorful with the bacon added. Hot sauce -- we used Cholulua -- was a nice addition. Run, do not walk, to try this.
BeckiSue's Review
Very tasty, especially the dumplings! I served the suggested collard greens right in the bowl with the peas and dumplings. Perfect healthy meal. I did not stir the dumplings once I dropped them into the broth. Will be making again.
bjane1's Review
This was yummy! My husband raved as he filled a second bowlful. I added the bacon to the bean, used whole wheat pastry flour for half of the flour, and did not stir the dumplings. Served with steamed spinach.
Judi's review
This is our favorite New Year's Day recipe....however I do add a good sized ham hock and cook for about an hour or two before adding the peas so the meat falls off the bone, if not then remove the hock and remove the meat, put meat back into peas before adding dumplings....makes a good winter dish.
Barkly's Review
Didn't stir the dumplings but did stir in a chiffonade of greens (ant 1 1/2 c.) just before adding dumplings. Absolutely delicious and definitely not bland. The simplicity allowed the full flavor of my Florida zipper peas to shine through.
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Frecklehand's Review
My family loved this. I'm not sure if I let it simmer too long with the dumplings or if I had the heat too high, but a lot of the liquid evaporated and it was a little dry. I added more stock to the leftovers.
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