Black-Eyed Peas With Pork And Greens

Serves: 3

Cecile Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

50

Sweetness

61

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cloves

Garlic (chopped)

6 cups

Water (cold)

1 tsp

Dried Thyme

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Place black-eyed peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight

2

Drain and set aside

3

Cook pork necks and bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes

4

Stir in onion, celery, and carrot; cook and stir until softened, 6 to 7 minutes

5

Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute

6

Pour cold water and black-eyed peas into pork mixture; increase heat to high

7

Stir in bay leaf, thyme, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne pepper

8

Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes

9

Stir in tomatoes and salt

10

Simmer uncovered until beans are tender, about 40 minutes

11

Remove neck bones from mixture; separate any meat from bones, return meat to Dutch oven, and discard bones

12

Stir in diced ham and kale; cook until greens are tender, 10 to 15 minutes

13

Serve over rice