{"id":816,"date":"2011-01-01T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2011\/01\/black-eyed-peas-recipe.html"},"modified":"2011-01-01T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T12:31:42","slug":"black-eyed-peas-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2011\/01\/black-eyed-peas-recipe.html","title":{"rendered":"Black Eyed Peas Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up with my grandparents, they always served two things on New Years Day &#8211; black eyed peas for good luck and cabbage for prosperity! It&#8217;s funny how that tradition reminds me so much of their love and sacrifice for me and so many others. Hope you celebrate the coming of the new year and pray for God&#8217;s blessings in 2011. Here&#8217;s a great recipe&#8217;s for black eyed peas. Cabbage is self-explanatory! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">This recipe is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/tyler-florence\/spicy-black-eyed-peas-recipe\/index.html\">courtesy of<\/a>&nbsp;the Food Network&#8217;s&nbsp;<b>Tyler Florence<\/b>. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><b>Spicy Black-Eyed Peas<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Ingredients<\/i><\/p>\n<p>2 slices thick-cut bacon, sliced<br \/>5 cloves garlic, peeled<br \/>5 dried red chiles, broken up<br \/>2 bay leaves<br \/>1 pound dried black-eyed peas<br \/>1 quart low-sodium chicken stock<br \/>2 tomatoes, quartered<br \/>1\/4 bunch fresh thyme, leaves removed<br \/>Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper<br \/>1 lemon, juiced<br \/>4 green onions, chopped<br \/>1\/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves<\/p>\n<p><i>Directions<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In a large pot over medium heat, add bacon and render until crisp. Remove the bacon to the paper towel-lined plate. To the same pot with rendered bacon fat, add the garlic, chiles, bay leaves, and dried peas and stir to combine. Pour in the chicken stock and add the tomatoes. Simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour until peas are tender.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer about 1 to 2 cups of the peas to a blender and puree until smooth. Place the blended peas back into the pot and stir to incorporate. Add the thyme leaves and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes. Place in a serving dish and dress the peas with the lemon juice, green onions, cilantro and bacon before serving.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=TomDavisBlog&amp;loc=en_US\">Click here to <strong>subscribe to Red Letters.<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cthomasdavis\">Click here to <strong>follow Tom Davis on Twitter.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up with my grandparents, they always served two things on New Years Day &#8211; black eyed peas for good luck and cabbage for prosperity! It&#8217;s funny how that tradition reminds me so much of their love and sacrifice for me and so many others. 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