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Black-Eyed Peas
Category: Organic Beans & Legumes
The classic New Year’s Day menu in many Southern homes includes Black-Eyed Peas and collards-an excellent start for the New Year. Black-Eyed Peas originated in Africa around 3000 BC, where it is still found growing wild. In the seventeenth century, it was introduced to the Americas by the Spanish and the Portuguese. It is cream coloured with a distinctive black spot. A ‘soft’ or quick cooking bean, the Black-Eyed Pea is also enjoyed green, in the pod, or shelled. The yard-long bean is a subspecies of the Black – Eyed pea.
Black-Eyed Peas are sweet tasting and tone the spleen-pancreas and stomach meridian. Black-Eyed Peas help induce urination and relive damp conditions like leucorrhoea. Black-Eyed Peas are an excellent source of Calcium, Folate and Vitamin A.
PREPARATION: Before cooking Black-Eyed Peas, soak them for 4 hours, then pressure cook for 10 minutes, or simmer on the stove for 1 hour or till tender. 1 cup dried Black -Eyed Peas yields approximately 2 and a half cups of cooked peas. Cooked Black-Eyed Peas can be pureed into a delicious spread for Sandwich or crackers. Serve Black-Eyed Peas with rice and cooked collard greena for a taste of the South.
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February 2nd, 2011 at 5:55 pm
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