A Fairfax Underground Public Service series to stretch that welfare payment with good eats cheap!
"Southern Black Eyed Peas Smoked Sausage and Corn Bread"
FOR 5 people
1 bag of black eyed peas 2.00
1 pound link of any type of smoked sausage 4.00
Onion and celery from salad bar at grocery 1.25
Yellow corn meal .50
1 egg .20
Milk .40
Flour .65
Margarine .70
2 tablespoons sugar .25
Baking powder .20
Vegetable oil .40
Total cost $ 10.55 = 2.11 each serving add .25 as a extra for 1 teaspoon Cajun spice to Blackeyes as they simmer
Open blackeye pea bag, sort them out in big bowl , remove any stones, soak in water 6 hours covered 2 inches over in the big bowl
Put blackeyes in pot with 2 inches water over them, bring to boil and simmer add chopped onions and celery, simmer till tender about 1 3/4 hours, cut sausage into pieces fry in pan 3 minutes turning often on medium heat and add to black eye peas simmer 20 minutes add water as needed as it all cooks.
Mix 1 cup corn meal and 1 cup flour together, add 1 teaspoon baking power 2 tablespoons sugar and mix it up, add 1 egg and milk to make a batter. Pour into 9X9 pan and bake at 400F 20 minutes till toothpick comes out clean stuck in center
Use cooked rice instead of corn bread deduct $ 3.30 add .75 deduct 2.55
8.00 and 1.60 per serving fill ur up cheap for 5
DAJAX The Southern Cook
FXU's turn now for recipes LOL
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