Mythos is the little mermaid?
I thought there was something special about that girl!
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Oh! I took process pics of my peas I've got cooking away now. Maybe I will enter that, yes?
edit: I mean, the final dish. Ahem.
---------- Post added 01-01-2014 at 05:21 PM ----------
Yuletide Tidbits
Username: BellyButton
Creation name/Optional Link for Recipe: Black-eyed Peas for New Year's Day!
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I don't have an actual recipe, but, very simple to make.
Prep the peas (I used dry ones so I had to soak 'em a bit for a head start) and set aside.
Fry up some bacon in a stock pot. Remove bacon from pot, leaving oil, & save for later.
Cook your desired veggies in the bacon grease over med (I use one onion, about 4 celery stalks, & a big fat carrot or two, diced, plus about 5 cloves of garlic minced), just to soften 'em a little bit.
When you're satisfied, throw your beans in there, pour in enough chicken stock to cover + a little extra, add whatever other seasonings you want (I don't salt mine because I use chicken stock, but if you use water or other un-salty liquid you'll def want to add some salt). For me, this means some black pepper and what's supposed to be a sane amount of sliced raw jalapeno. Lid and cook on low until the beans are soft. Mine took about an hour. (If you've got leftover Christmas ham, this is a good time to dice some up and throw it in there.)
Serve over rice. Top with the bacon crumbles from before and sliced green onion. This year I had to add a dollop of sour cream to my serving because I put a wee bit too much jalapeno in there and it was burning my soul - a person could avoid this by measuring more carefully but who has time for that nonsense right?
A good omen for a spicy new year! :)
that looks so good.
Everyone's stuff looks awesome! I'll update (finally) the front page tonight!
