Black Eyed Pea Cornbread Cakes with Jalapeno Sour Cream

Ingredients

  • * 2 (15-oz.) cans seasoned black-eyed peas, drained and divided
  • * 2 tablespoons butter
  • * 1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
  • * 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • * 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • * 1 1/2 cups crumbled Super-Moist Cornbread
  • * 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • * 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • * Yellow cornmeal
  • * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • * Jalapeño Sour Cream
  • * Garnish: green onion curls

Preparation

Step 1

Process 1 can black-eyed peas in a food processor or blender until smooth. Set aside.

Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add chopped onion and bell pepper; sauté 7 minutes. Add minced garlic, and sauté 1 minute.

Stir together pureed black-eyed peas, remaining can black-eyed peas, onion mixture, crumbled Super Moist Cornbread, mayonnaise, and egg until well blended.

Shape black-eyed pea mixture into 12 (3-inch) patties. Dust lightly with cornmeal. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet; cover and chill 30 minutes.

Cook, in batches, in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 3 minutes on each side or until golden; drain on paper towels. Serve cakes immediately with Jalapeño Sour Cream. Garnish, if desired.

Jalapeno Sour Cream: