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New Year's: Black-Eyed Peas

Source of Recipe


Cuisine at Home: Holiday Menus



List of Ingredients



• 1 piece fat back or salt pork (3 ounces)
  
• 1 cup chopped onion
  
• 2 cups chicken broth
  
• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas, rinsed
  
• 3 to 4 cups water
  
• Salt and pepper
  
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• -- Garnish with --
  
• Crumbled corn bread
  
• Chopped scallions
  






Instructions



1. Sauté pork in a large saucepan over medium heat until it starts to brown and the fat begins to melt, about 5 minutes. Add onion; cook about 8 minutes, then deglaze with broth, scraping brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
   
   
2. Add peas, and 3 cups water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until tender, about 45 minutes, adding more water if the peas get dry. Once peas are tender, remove pork; season peas with salt and pepper.
   
   Garnish with corn bread and scallions.
   
   Makes 6 cups.