Wednesday, September 10, 2014

black-eyed peas and hoppin john

black eyed peas drying up
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drying in the greenhouse
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sorting blackeyed peas
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these are the discards. discolored ones may rot and spoil the whole bunch. the teeny tiny ones are no good either.
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making hoppin john.
parcook some black eyed peas (cook for half the time), drain and rinse.
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cook up the sausage, garlic, and onions (i used sweet onion, thats why theres so much onion)
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drain and set aside
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oops, i should have started you with cooking the rice first, since that takes longest
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add the rice to the peas and the sausage. add some raw veggies. add can of broth. cook for the other half of the time for the black eyed peas.
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enjoy!
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my hoppin john recipe:
2 cups brown rice
half a bag of frozen black eyed peas
1 pound sausage
1 onion
tablespoon chopped garlic
1 can of beef broth
vegetables of your choice

hoppin john is really any dish made with black eyed peas, rice, and pork of some kind. there are a million different versions out there.

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