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Black-Eyed Peas With Mustard Greens and Rice

Here's how you make Black-Eyed Peas With Mustard Greens and Rice
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 2h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 medium onions, finely diced
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 celery ribs, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon spanish smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 3 tablespoons celery leaves, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 cups frozen black-eyed peas (or 1 cup dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight)
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt, more to taste
  • Fresh ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 bunch mustard greens
  • 1 cup cooked brown rice (or cooked white rice, to serve)
  • Hot sauce, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Melt the butter in a wide soup pot over medium heat and let it brown for several minutes until it smells nutty.

  • Step 2: Add the sesame oil, then the onions, bay leaves, celery, garlic, thyme, chile flakes, smoked paprika, cumin and celery leaves.

  • Step 3: Cook stirring occasionally, until the onions have browned, about 20 minutes.

  • Step 4: Stir in the tomato paste, then add the beans (drain them first if you used soaked dried), 2 quarts water, and 1 tsp salt.

  • Step 5: Simmer, covered, until the beans are tender. Taste for salt and season with pepper.

  • Step 6: Cut the mustard greens off their stems and wash them. Simmer in salted water to cover until tender, a few minutes, then transfer to a strainer, rinse with cool water, and chop. Stir them into the beans.

  • Step 7: Taste once more for salt and season with plenty of pepper.

  • Step 8: Add a few spoonfuls of rice to each bowl and serve with Tabasco, Crystal, or other favorite hot sauce on the side.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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