Baked Blackeye Peas
Ingredients
- 1 lb. dried blackeye peas
- 2/3 cup Steen's cane syrup
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 Tbs. Pickapeppa or Tabasco New Orleans steak sauce
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp. summer savory
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbs. Creole mustard
- 1/2 pound lean bacon, cut into squares
Instructions
- 1
Sort through the beans to remove bad ones and dirt, then rinse well. Put them into a pot with enough water to cover them about four inches deep, and bring to a light boil. Boil for one hour.
- 2
Drain the beans well and put them into a baking dish with all the other ingredients. Mix well.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bring two cups of water to a boil. Top the beans with just enough boiling water to just barely cover them.
- 4
Put the baking dish into the preheated oven and bake for three hours. Check it every hour, stirring and adding a little more water if the beans seems to be getting dry.