Name: New Year's Day Smoky Black-Eyed Pea Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients: 1 can (15.5 oz) jalapeno blackeyed peas (I prefer Trappey's); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1-2 cloves garlic, chopped; 5-6 tablespoons reserved liquid from peas; 2 teaspoons chipotle powder (or chili powder); Hot Sauce (to taste); 2 tablespoons salsa; 2 tablespoons green chilies, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon salt (I prefer Bacon Salt); 1 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese (smoked is even better if you can find it)

New Year’s Day Smoky Black-Eyed Pea Dip is composed of mashed (canned) black-eyed peas seasoned with smoky chipotle spice. Serve with chips.

What is your New Year’s Day tradition?

Finding a dime in your food is not normally a cause for celebration.

But on New Year’s Day, it’s different. Small children and grown men have eaten way more black-eyed peas than they really wanted in hopes of finding the dime. Tradition says it brings good luck.

My personal experience is that prayer is much more effective. However, this southern tradition adds to the fun and gives us an excuse to fix black-eyed peas every year.

Chipotle powder gives this dip a smoky taste and aroma. Feel free to adjust the seasoning and amount of peppers according to your tolerance for spiciness.

How to Make New Year’s Day Smoky Black-Eyed Pea Dip:

frying onions and garlic — Fry onions and garlic until softened.

mashing black-eyed peas — Use a potato masher to mash black-eyed peas.

continue mashing — Continue mashing until slightly chunky.

adding the rest of the ingredients — Add remaining seasonings.

stirring in cheese — Add shredded cheese and stir until melted.

Doesn’t this look like bean dip made with refried beans? It tastes a lot like it. For that matter, black-eyed peas taste more like beans than peas to me.

Turns out, they really are beans, also known as cowpeas. You can read a lot more about black-eyed peas here.

Still looking for something to serve at your party?

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Sausage and beef are combined with green chili peppers and cheese for a filling and hearty party dip.

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