East-West Black-Eyed Peas

Name: East-West Black-Eyed Peas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: Vegetable Oil; Onion; Dried Chipotle Chile Pepper; Carrot; Celery Stalk; Red Bell Pepper; Garlic Clove; Canned Black Eyed Peas; Miso; Salt; Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Black-eyed peas, a New Year’s Day must, team up with miso for a bicultural celebration.

Miso, a fermented soybean paste, is available at natural foods supermarkets (in the refrigerator case) and Asian groceries.

20 min Prep: 5 min Cook: 15 min

Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (11)

3 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1/2 dried chipotle pepper, broken in half
2 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped (optional)
3 clove garlic, chopped
4 can (15-ounce) black-eyed peas
2 tablespoon heaping dark or light miso
1 teaspoon salt
Coarsely ground black pepper

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Directions

Heat vegetable oil in a large, heavy skillet. Add onion and chipotle pepper; saute about 8 minutes. Add carrots, celery, bell pepper and garlic; saute 5 minutes.
Place peas in a large Dutch oven. Add onion mixture to peas. Add miso, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Stir gently. Cook over medium-low heat until thoroughly heated.