Southern Style Black-eyed Peas (adapted From Vegetarian Cooking

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups dried black-eyed peas
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 large new mexico peppers (diced)
• 1 onion (diced)
• 3 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 2 tomatoes (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons red chili pepper flakes
• 1 quart vegetable stock
• 2 cups water
• 3 teaspoons sea salt

Recipe

• 1 the night before you want to make these beans, soak the dried beans in 2 quarts water.
• 2 the next day, rinse the beans in a colander.
• 3 heat olive oil and butter.
• 4 sauté onions, garlic, peppers for 5 minutes.
• 5 add tomato, bay leaf, thyme, allspice and cook for a minute or two.
• 6 add peas, stock, red chili flakes, and 2 cups water and bring to boil.
• 7 reduce heat to simmer and cook for 40 minutes.
• 8 add salt and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
• 9 remove bay leaves and serve ladled in bowls with a bit of the juice.