Name: Not Your Mama's Black-Eyed Peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Olive oil - 3 tablespoons; Chopped white onion - ½ cup; Chopped celery - ½ cup; Chopped shallots - ¼ cup; Garlic, crushed and chopped - 4 cloves; Andouille sausage, diced - 1 pound; Unsalted butter - ½ cup; Cayenne pepper - 1 teaspoon; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 teaspoon; Black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained - 2 (15 ounce) cans; Chicken stock - 4 cups; Heavy cream - 1 cup; Frozen whole okra - 1 (10 ounce) package

Ingredients for - Not Your Mama's Black-Eyed Peas

1. Olive oil 3 tablespoons

2. Chopped white onion ½ cup

3. Chopped celery ½ cup

4. Chopped shallots ¼ cup

5. Garlic, crushed and chopped 4 cloves

6. Andouille sausage, diced 1 pound

7. Unsalted butter ½ cup

8. Cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon

9. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon

10. Black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained 2 (15 ounce) cans

11. Chicken stock 4 cups

12. Heavy cream 1 cup

13. Frozen whole okra 1 (10 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Not Your Mama's Black-Eyed Peas

1 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion, celery, shallot, and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes.

2 . Stage

Add diced sausage to the pot and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove some of the sausage for garnish and set aside. Add butter, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper; cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add peas and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in chicken stock, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir in heavy cream. Remove 1/2 of the soup and puree in a blender. Return pureed black-eyed pea mixture to the pot and continue cooking on low, stirring well, for 3 to 5 minutes.

4 . Stage

Meanwhile, add okra to a cast iron skillet and cook over medium-high heat until they are well charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Add okra to black-eyed peas and serve garnished with reserved sausage pieces.