Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, my southern black eyed peas with collard greens. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Southern black eyed peas with collard greens is a New Year's special meal that I grew up on every year. Tasty by themselves - even better combined into one dish! I have loaded the peas and greens with leftover ham chunks in order to heighten the flavor even more.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook my southern black eyed peas with collard greens using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make My Southern Black Eyed Peas with Collard Greens:
- Prepare 14 oz cooked organic black eyed peas
- Get 1 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 4 cloves galric minced
- Take 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Take 1 tsp salt
- Get 1 tbsp brown sugar
- Take 1 bay leaf
- Take 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Get 1/2 cup water
- Get 2 strips applewood smoked bacon or 1 tbsp olive oil for vegan
- Make ready 1 large bunch collard greens chopped into strips (about 5 cups.)
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Greek, Southern, One Pot, Black Eyed Pea, Collard Green, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Halal, Healthy, High Fiber, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Low Sodium Place the black-eyed peas in a large saucepan, cover with water by two inches, bring to a boil and then drain. Combine with half the onion and one of. Hearty black-eyed peas paired with collard greens and turnips can be a savory side dish or served over brown rice for a meatless main dish.
Steps to make My Southern Black Eyed Peas with Collard Greens:
- In a large pot with a lid, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, salt and bay leaf and stir for 3 minutes. Take bay leaf out.
- Add the chopped collard greens, vinegar and water and stir. It's possible that all of your greens wont fit in the pot, so add a few handfuls at a time as they wilt.
- Then add the peas. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, checking occasionally and adding more water as necessary.
- In a separate pan, cook the bacon over medium high heat until crispy. Remove the bacon and reserve for another use and add the onions to the pan. (I used bacon bits this time.) Came out delicious.
- Cook the onions in the bacon grease for about 5 minutes or until just translucent. If you used bacon bits just throw the bacon bits and onion in the pot with the greens.
- When the greens are cooked to your liking add the brown sugar, stir until combined and serve.
Why Southerners eat black-eyed peas and collard greens on New Year's Day and recipes for both! Ham hocks and black eyed peas prepared in either a pressure cooker, slow cooker or the traditional stove top method. These crock pot black-eyed peas and collard greens make a fabulous meal with baked cornbread and a salad. Other options for sides for black-eyed peas and collard greens include sliced fresh tomatoes, grits (with or without added cheddar Southern-Style Turnip Greens (or Collard Greens). Often time, black-eyed peas and collard greens are often considered as a meal that brings good luck and wealth in the new year.
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