Yes, you can! To cook dried black-eyed peas in a pressure cooker, place (drained) soaked peas in a 4-quart or larger pressure cooker. Add 3 cups of water, bay leaves, oil, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Secure the lid and bring it to high pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to the lowest setting that maintains high pressure and cook until tender. The suggested timing for black-eyed peas is 8 minutes soaked or 25 minutes unsoaked. Stir in the salt.
To cook dried black-eyed peas in a slow cooker, place (drained) soaked peas in the slow cooker and add 5 cups of boiling water, bay leaves, oil, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Cover and cook on High until tender, 3 to 5 hours, or on Low, 6 to 10 hours. Add salt and cook for 15 minutes more.
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