Black-Eyed Peas with Pork and Greens
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Black-Eyed Peas with Pork and Greens

1. Dried black-eyed peas - 1 pound
2. Pork neck bones - 1 pound
3. Bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces - 3 slices
4. Diced onion - 1 cup
5. Diced celery - 1 cup
6. Diced carrot - 1 cup
7. Garlic, chopped - 3 cloves
8. Cold water - 6 cups
9. Bay leaf - 1
10. Dried thyme - 1 teaspoon
11. Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon
12. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon
13. Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch
14. Diced tomatoes with green chile peppers - 1 (10 ounce) can
15. Salt - 1 teaspoon
16. Smoked ham, diced - 6 ounces
17. Kale, ribs removed and leaves torn into pieces - 1 bunch

How to cook deliciously - Black-Eyed Peas with Pork and Greens

1. Stage

Place black-eyed peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and set aside.

2. Stage

Cook pork necks and bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

3. Stage

Stir in onion, celery, and carrot; cook and stir until softened, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute.

4. Stage

Pour cold water and black-eyed peas into pork mixture; increase heat to high.

5. Stage

Stir in bay leaf, thyme, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.

6. Stage

Stir in tomatoes and salt. Simmer uncovered until beans are tender, about 40 minutes.

7. Stage

Remove neck bones from mixture; separate any meat from bones, return meat to Dutch oven, and discard bones.

8. Stage

Stir in diced ham and kale; cook until greens are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve over rice.