Vegetarian Black Eyed Peas Food

VEGETARIAN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Place peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add black-eyed peas, 1 quart water, green onions, parsley, bay leaves, 1 1/2 tablespoons salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until peas are tender and most, if not all, water is absorbed, 1 to 2 hours. Add more water if more cooking is needed. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed before serving.

SPICY VEGETARIAN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Either presoak beans overnight, or, boil beans for 2 minutes and then remove from heat, cover and let set for 1 hour.
• Combine garlic, onions and bell pepper in a skillet.
• Cook over low heat, with a little water to prevent from scorching.
• Cook until onion is translucent.
• Add the cooked onion mix and all remaining ingredients to the black eyed-peas and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low.
• Cook for 1 1/2- 2 hours, or until peas are soft.

VEGETARIAN BLACK-EYED PEAS & RICE

Steps:

• Combine peas and water in large saucepan or Dutch oven. Add bouillon and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Stir in oil, cilantro, parsely, salt If using) and pepper. Cover. Simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in onion, scallions, thyme and tomato. Cover. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until peas are almost soft.
• Stir in rice. Cover. Cook until rice and peas are tender. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes before serving.

SOUTHERN BLACK-EYED PEAS (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Rinse peas and pick over for bad or discolored peas and small stones; transfer to a medium saucepan. Cover with stock or water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue cooking for 5 minutes; set aside.
• In a large stock pot heat vegetable oil over low heat. Add the onion, diced carrot, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add peas and enough stock or water to cover by 2 inches. Add pepper flakes, black pepper, thyme, and oregano. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer, covered, for about 1 hour. Uncover and cook for 30 to 45 minutes longer, or until peas are tender - the longer you cook them, the better they will be. Add more wateror stock as needed to keep them moist.
• Serve with olive oil, Tobasco, hot baked cornbread and a tossed salad or steamed collards.

HEARTY VEGETABLE AND BLACK-EYED PEA STEW

Steps:

• Warm ¼ cup oil in a large pot or Dutch oven set over medium heat. Add the onion and fennel; cook, stirring often, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Stir in the black-eyed peas, carrots, tomato, tomato paste, bay leaves, and salt until the tomato paste dissolves. Add enough water just to cover the vegetables. Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer slowly 25 minutes.
• Stir in the kale leaves and dill. Cover again and cook until the kale is tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Crack black pepper over individual bowls of the soup and drizzle the remaining ¼ cup olive oil, one tablespoon per bowl, just before serving.

EASY BLACK EYED PEAS AND RICE (INSTANT POT/STOVE TOP!)

Steps:

• Drain and rinse black-eyed peas in a colander

BLACK-EYED PEAS VEGGIE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, broth, rice, garlic, bay leaves, basil, thyme and hot pepper sauce in a lage saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower heat to a simmer and cook until rice is done, about 15 minutes for quick cooking rice or 50 minutes for regular brown rice.
• When rice is cooked, cut green pepper into 1 inch pieces and stir into stew Stir in black eyed peas, cover and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring once.
• Remove and discard bay leaves. Sprinkle with parsley and or chives, if desired.
• Ladle into bowls and serve with garlic bread.

SOUTHERN VEGAN BLACK EYED PEAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Sauté the onion and salt in oil/broth until the onion is soft. About 5 minutes.
• Add in garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
• Add the celery, red pepper, jalapeno, thyme, cayenne and liquid smoke. Sauté about 3 more minutes until the celery and pepper are just beginning to soften
• Add in the black eyes and broth. Simmer covered for 25-30 minutes until beans are soft. Uncover and cook 5 or so minutes until all the liquid has evaporated.
• Serve with rice and chard and garnish with green onions!

VEGETARIAN BLACK-EYED PEA STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy-duty pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add water, carrots, sweet potato, parsnip, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add rice and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender. Add black-eyed peas and cook until thoroughly heated.
• Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Serve in shallow bowls with bread, if desired.

VEGETARIAN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• Soak peas overnight. Drain. Bring peas, 3 cups water, bouquet garni, salt, and pepper to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until peas are tender; begin checking after 15 minutes (cooking time will vary). Discard bouquet garni.