Best Black Eyed Pea Cocktail Balls Recipes

TEXAS BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the celery, scallions, chili powder and salt. Cook, stirring, 4 minutes. Add the black-eyed peas and 3/4 cup water. Reduce the heat to medium and warm through, 5 minutes. Top with the chopped parsley.

BLACK EYED PEA COCKTAIL BALLS

Steps:

• Drain and mash black eyed peas.
• Combine all ingredients, except cooking oil, the 1 tablespoon salad oil is combined with all ingredients.
• MIx well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons into hot cooking oil; cook until browned.
• Drain on absorbent towels.
• This may be made into patties and fried, it has a sausage taste.

FRIED BLACK-EYE PEAS

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Mash the black-eye peas in a bowl with a fork. Crumble the bacon into the peas, and stir in the shallot, red peppers, and enough flour to make the mixture stick together. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Form the black-eye pea mixture into 4 patties.
• Melt the butter with the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the patties until golden brown and crispy on each side, about 4 minutes per side.

WHISKEY BALLS

Steps:

• we have a food processor that makes crumbling the ingredients up A LOT easier.
• take the wafers, pecans, cocoa and grind up.
• add your whiskey and mix (A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY!) (I've tried jack, and crown, and I'm using wild turkey this year. crown has been the best so far).
• now, the recipe calls for 2 tbsp of Karo syrup, but i can guarantee you, you'll use more. (this is what holds the balls together)
• add the 2 tbsp and mix and start rolling into 1 inch balls.
• dip into the powdered sugar and your done. like i mentioned, you'll have to add more syrup as you go, but that's OK, it just makes it taste even sweeter! lol.