Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas
This Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas recipe is cooked from dried beans with added smoked kielbasa and thinly sliced collard greens.
Prep Time12 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
NPR5 minutes mins
Total Time42 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: African, American, Southern
Keyword: Black-Eyed Peas, Instant Pot
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Silvia
- 4 oz pork belly fat, cubed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 12 oz smoked kielbasa, sliced and quartered
- 1 cup tomato sauce or puréed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp each, cumin, chili powder and salt
- 2 cups dried black-eyed peas
- 4 cups water or vegetable broth
- 2 cups packed collard greens, thinly sliced
Turn instant pot on sauté mode. Add the oil and pork belly fat and sauté until the fat starts to break down (about 3 minutes)
Add the onion, garlic and bell pepper. Stir and cook until it starts to soften (3 minutes)
Add the tomato sauce, kielbasa, bay leaves and seasonings. Stir well to combine
Add in the black-eyed peas and water or broth (I use water and it's very flavorful!).
Turn sauté mode off. Cover the pot and lock venting knob. Cook on HP high pressure for 25 minutes. Allow for 5 min of natural pressure release (NPR) then quickly pressure release (QPR)
Open the pot and add in collard greens. Stir for a minute or two. Collard greens will wilt easily. Serve