Tyler Florence's Spicy Black-Eyed Peas
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Beans
Prep: 20 min | Cook: 75 min | Servings: 6
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence. Serves 6 to 8.
Ingredients
- 2 slice Bacon, thick-cut, sliced
- 5 clove Garlic, peeled
- 5 Dried red chili, broken up
- 2 Bay leaf
- 1 lb Black-eyed pea, dried
- 1 qt Chicken stock, low-sodium
- 2 Tomato, quartered
- 1/4 bunch Thyme, fresh, leaves removed
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 Lemon, juiced
- 4 Green onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup Cilantro, fresh leaves, chopped
Directions
- In a large pot over medium heat, render the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
- To the bacon fat in the pot, add the garlic, chiles, bay leaves, and dried peas and stir to combine. Pour in the chicken stock and add the tomatoes. Simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour until the peas are tender.
- Transfer about 1 to 2 cups of the peas to a blender and puree until smooth. Return to the pot and stir in. Add the thyme leaves and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook another 15 minutes.
- Place in a serving dish and dress with the lemon juice, green onions, cilantro and bacon before serving.