Ingredients for - Moroccan Black-Eyed Peas (Cowpeas)

1. Dried black-eyed peas (cowpeas) 1 ½ cups
2. Onion, chopped 1
3. Tomato sauce 1 (8 ounce) can
4. Olive oil ½ cup
5. Chopped fresh cilantro ¼ cup
6. Garlic, finely chopped 3 cloves
7. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons
8. Ground cumin 1 ½ teaspoons
9. Sweet paprika 1 ½ teaspoons
10. Ground ginger 1 teaspoon
11. Cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon
12. Water, or more if needed 3 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Moroccan Black-Eyed Peas (Cowpeas)

1 . Stage

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

2 . Stage

Combine peas, onion, tomato sauce, olive oil, cilantro, garlic, salt, cumin, paprika, ginger, and cayenne pepper in a stockpot; pour 3 1/2 cups water over pea mixture. Bring water to a boil, decrease heat to low, cover pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally and adding more water if sauce gets too thick, until peas are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.