This week at the farmer's market I bought some fresh
black eyed peas. I decided to make spicy black eyed peas yesterday. I served the peas with some focaccia bread. Normally I'd have made corn bread but I didn't have the necessary ingredients.
This is what fresh black eyed peas look like after they're shelled. The black eyed pea is a legume and it fixes nitrogen in the soil. The pea is full of nutrition with calcium, folate, vitamin A, protein and fiber and only 200 calories for 1 cup. The peas are drought tolerant and the blossoms a filled with nectar.
Here's a couple of
poblano peppers I also found at the farmer's market.
I blistered the skins under the broiler, then rinsed them under cold water and peeled the skins.
I chopped up a quarter red onion, and the peeled poblano peppers and chopped them.
I cooked four slices of
uncured bacon till it was cooked but still soft. I drained the bacon and broke the bacon slices in small pieces. I sauteed the onion in the bacon drippings.
I chopped up two fresh tomatoes and added those to the black eyed peas along with the sauteed onion and the poblano peppers. I added one cup of water and some dried chipotle pepper and bay leaf. The black eyed peas took about 45 minutes to soften.
I leave you with
Ode to Billie Joe by
Bobbie Gentry. The lyrics mention black eyed peas. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
