Black-Eyed Pea Stew

Submitted by dicentra

"Another Hoppin John Recipe. I don't know who John is, but I like his dish! From Cooking Light."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 cups dried black-eyed peas
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 3⁄4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 8 ounces turkey kielbasa, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 (28 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) bag prewashed mustard greens

directions

1. Sort and wash peas; set aside.
2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
3. Add onion to pan; cook 3 minutes or until tender. Add sausage; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned.
4. Stir in broth; bring to a simmer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in peas, salt, peppers, and bay leaves.
5. Cover and simmer 45 minutes or until peas begin to soften. Uncover and cook 15 minutes or until liquid begins to thicken.
6. Stir in vinegar, tomatoes, and mustard greens; simmer 10 minutes or until peas are tender, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaves.

Reviews

[barefootandpregnant]

I make this on regular rotation. The leftovers are terrific, too. My husband isn't crazy about too much green, so I am starting to use about 6 oz of the greens instead. The mustard greens give it the right mustard-y flavor, too. In a pinch, I throw everything in the crock pot. After about 5 hours on high, I put it all in a regular pot and then add the tomatoes, vinegar, and mustard greens, cooking like it says in the recipe.

 

[Neilis]

11/22/08 Deeeeeelicious. This is one of those times that I almost completely followed the recipe. I could not find Mustard Greens so I used a combo of Mustard, Collard, Spinach. I also really cannot tell if Bay Leaves are added or not, so I didn't but I did everything else. I did soak my peas over night.. the recipe does not specifically say you should do this and I reduced the cooking time when peas are added from 45 mins to 30 mins.. once again this IS Deeeeelicious.

 

[Tinkerbell]

After seeing PanNan's photo in one of the tag games I couldn't resist trying this. I've never tried black-eye peas before & have been wanting to so I had two cans of them in the pantry. I couldn't find mustard greens or plain turkey kielbasa at the store but I found turkey stuffed with mango & jalapeno. It definitely added spice to the dish but not too much, even for my toddler. I also subbed a handfull of frozen spinach for the mustard greens. We all really enjoyed this & look forward to collecting all the right ingredients for next time. Thanks for sharing!

 

[PanNan]

A great fall comfort dish. Tastes fresh and is very yummy. I had to add quite a bit more broth as it cooked, and it took a lot longer to get the peas tender, but the outcome was worth it. To speed things up next time, I think I'll use canned peas and adjust accordingly. Thanks for posting.