Tag: legumes

Pulao with black-eyed peas  

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We had some leftover, unused black-eyed peas from the Ghanaian dish (red-red), so I decided to try out this recipe to use the remaining cup.  Before starting this recipe, I boiled the soaked,drained peas in water (about 1 cup peas to 3 cups water) until tender (about 30 mins).  Here is the recipe by Aarti Sequeira:  http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/black-eyed-peas-pulao-recipe.html.… Continue reading Pulao with black-eyed peas  

Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew with fried plantain (red-red)

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Recipe is here: http://thespiceisland.blogspot.com/2010/04/red-red-greatest-recipe-known-to.html?m=1 We reduced the oil to ½ cup (from 1 cup). This recipe calls for dried shrimp, so it is not vegetarian. I read somewhere that West African cuisine utilizes smoked shrimp, as opposed to dried shrimp. To mimic the flavor of smoked shrimp, we combined tiny dried shrimp (from a Chinese… Continue reading Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew with fried plantain (red-red)

Split yellow pea soup

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Recipe loosely based on: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/yellow-split-pea-soup-recipe.html.  Using a large Dutch oven, sauté about 2 oz bacon (cut into matchsticks) until rendered and browned, then set aside.  Add 1 chopped onion, 3 carrots (peeled and chopped), 4 stalks chopped celery, 5-7 sprigs thyme (leaves only), and 2 bay leaves.  Sauté until fragrant, then add 8 cups low… Continue reading Split yellow pea soup