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New Year's: Lucky Black-Eyed Peas

Source of Recipe


Nikki Shaw



List of Ingredients



• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
  
• 3 cups chicken broth
  
• 1 smoked turkey leg
  
• 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
  
• ½ cup chopped onion
  
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
  
• 1 Tbsp minced fresh garlic
  
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
  
• 1 bay leaf
  
• Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  






Instructions



1. In a large bowl, cover the black-eyed peas with water and soak for 1 hour.
   Drain the water off the peas. In a a large saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil. Add smoked turkey; reduce heat to low. Cover pot and cook for 30 minutes. Remove turkey leg and set aside to cool.
   
   
2. In a small skillet, melt butter. Sauté onion, bell pepper and garlic for 7 to 10 minutes. Add butter and vegetable mixture to the pot of chicken broth. Stir in thyme, bay leaf, and black-eyed peas. Cover and cook on low for 45 minutes.
   
   
3. Remove smoked turkey meat from bone and chop into small pieces. Remove bay leaf from the peas and discard. Stir in chopped meat. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
   
   Serves 8