How To Make Lucky Pea Soup Recipes

LUCKY PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat until crisp and evenly brown. Drain on paper towels. When cool, crumble into small pieces.
• Using the same skillet, add the peppers and onion; stir and cook over medium-high heat until transparent and tender, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the black beans, tomatoes, and water into a large pot. Stir in the peppers, onion, salt, cumin, dry mustard, chili powder, curry powder, pepper, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot sprinkled with bacon, and other toppings of your choice.

LUCKY NEW YEAR'S BLACK-EYED PEA STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep pan or stockpot set over medium-high heat. Stir in the onions and garlic, and cook until transparent, about 5 minutes. Mix in the Napa cabbage; toss and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the ham hocks, cayenne pepper, bay leaf, Cajun seasoning, and salt, stirring for 2 minutes more. Pour in the chicken stock and black-eyed peas. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, place the rice and water into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until all liquid is absorbed and rice is light and fluffy, about 20 minutes.
• Before serving, remove the ham hocks from the pot. Coarsely chop the meat, and return to the black-eyed pea mixture. Serve hot over Basmati rice.

PEA SOUP (FROM CANNED PEAS) WARM OR CHILLED

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, saute' onion and garlic in oil until tender. Remove from heat.
• 2. Stir in peas, broth, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper.
• 3. Place half of the mixture at a time in a blender; cover and process until pureed.
• At this point, return to saucepan and heat thoroughly.
• * If serving cold, add all the pureed mixture to the blender and add the yogurt; puree until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.