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    Home » Recipes » Holiday » New Year's Day » 6 Lucky Black-Eyed Pea Recipes for the New Year

    LAST UPDATED: February 4, 2018 • FIRST PUBLISHED: December 29, 2016 By Toni Dash 33 Comments

    6 Lucky Black-Eyed Pea Recipes for the New Year

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    Some believe eating black-eyed peas the first thing in the new year brings great luck. I don’t know if it’s true, but we take a bite of one of these 6 Lucky Black-Eyed Pea recipes just after midnight every single year!

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    6 Black Eyed Pea Lucky Recipes for the New Year collage

    Whether you are superstitious or not, I see no harm in kicking off a new year with some lucky food! I take it seriously in my household. My family is lined up and fed at least one spoonful of a lucky dish after the clock chimes midnight on New Year’s Eve!

    I didn’t always feel this way. In fact, I did not really know that different cultures view specific foods as lucky or unlucky until the last five to ten years. In the United States it’s a common tradition, especially in the south to ring in the new year with a helping of black-eyed peas. Today I’m sharing six recipes to help your new year start on a lucky track.

    Hoppin\' John: rustic Black Eyed Peas and Ham

    The most familiar of these lucky dishes is Hoppin’ John. It is a rustic, soulful recipe of black-eyed peas and ham in a savory broth. It’s just the type of recipe I love. A peasant-feeling dish that is unpretentious, with chunky texture and great flavor. I have both a regular Hoppin’ John version and Slow Cooker Hoppin’ John for those not wanting to keep an eye on the stove!

    Slow Cooker Lucky Black Eyed Peas and Ham {Hoppin John}

    A family favorite for us and one we’ll most likely be taking a bite of at the stroke of midnight this year is Coconut Black-Eyed Pea Soup. I originally found a Tanzanian recipe when my eldest was in elementary school celebrating international cultures and needed to bring a food from Africa. We were instantly smitten with the coconut spicy broth. It’s just the thing to slurp up at midnight after a night of rich foods and sparkling drink too.

    Coconut Black Eyed Pea Soup in blue container

    Black-eyed pea Fritters with Hot Sauce (Akara) are another African recipe and are delicious! They are a bit time consuming to make but my family has been wild for them when I’ve made them.

    Black Eyed Pea Fritters with Hot Sauce (Akara)

    Hummus can be made from any bean and my version of black-eyed pea hummus is Smoky Black-Eyed Pea Bacon Hummus. Cumin, hot paprika, bacon and other palate-pleasing ingredients make this a dip to remember.

    Smoky Black Eyed Pea Bacon Hummu

    Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas with Ham and Bacon is another rustic dish with carrot ‘coins’ (lucky) that fits the belief of ‘eating poor on New Year’s Day leads to eating rich the rest of the year’. A perfect wintery dish that is fully of spicy flavor.

    Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas with Ham and Bacon in blue bowls

    I love checking out international lucky foods and traditions to start the new year too. You may be surprised what you are eating that is and isn’t lucky!

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    1. Janell Poulette says

      December 29, 2016 at 6:26 pm

      I just recently moved to the south and have been introduced to black eyed peas and collard greens for new years tradition. I am desperate for new ways to eat black eye peas and this is a great list to start with.

      Reply
    2. Amy Desrosiers says

      December 29, 2016 at 6:14 pm

      My aunt use to make black eyed peas on New Years. I am not sure I have had them since she passed years ago.

      Reply
    3. Chelley @ A is For Adelaide says

      December 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm

      These all look great! We always make a classic New Year’s dish with black eyed peas to celebrate!

      Reply
    4. MJ L says

      December 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm

      I have never had black eyed peas! These recipes look great I will have to try some!

      Reply
    5. Liz Mays says

      December 29, 2016 at 3:45 pm

      Ooh, coconut black eyed pea soup! I might like that. I’m always ready for a good Hoppin’ John recipe on NYE eve too.

      Reply
    6. Pam Wattenbarger says

      December 29, 2016 at 2:00 pm

      These are all great recipes to get your new year off on the right foot. I think that the black eyed pea fritters would be my favorite.

      Reply
    7. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

      December 29, 2016 at 12:07 pm

      All terrific ways to ring in the new year! Hope you had a wonderful holiday and wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year!

      Reply
    8. Jen Rattie says

      December 29, 2016 at 9:48 am

      I have to make that slow cooker recipe with the bacon. Whenever you add bacon to anything, it immediately becomes a million times better.

      Reply
      • Toni Dash says

        December 29, 2016 at 9:52 am

        Isn’t that so true? It’s a great recipe; easy and delicious! And lucky of course!

        Reply
    9. Colleen Lanin says

      December 29, 2016 at 9:44 am

      Thank you so much for sharing these recipes. We’ve been eating the same New Years dish since the kids were born. It’s definitely time for a change.

      Reply
      • Toni Dash says

        December 29, 2016 at 9:53 am

        Ha, ha! What do you eat Colleen?

        Reply
    10. Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says

      December 29, 2016 at 9:35 am

      I LOVE these! I live in Georgia, so we always have our black eyed peas, onion, and ham for the New Year. I’m not sure if it’s actually brought us luck, but it sure is good!

      Reply
      • Toni Dash says

        December 29, 2016 at 9:53 am

        Once you start eating it you never want to stop in case it IS lucky!

        Reply
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