Spicy Black-Eyed Peas

Recipe Ingredients

1		Ca black-eyed peas
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion - chopped (large)
3		Garlic
1 tablespoon	15ml	Green pepper - minced
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cumin
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cayenne pepper
1 cup	237ml	Tomato juice - * see note
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice

Recipe Instructions

* We used diced tomatoes.

Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet and fry onion until golden.

Add garlic, green pepper, turmeric, and cayenne pepper and fry for 2-3 minutes.

Add tomato juice (or tomatoes) and cumin and cook for 5 minutes.

Next add black-eyed peas and a little water if needed.

Let it simmer for 15 minutes.

Stir in lemon juice.

Serve over rice or cous cous.

(Taken from my friend Lori Nitzsche)

Source:
Chile Pepper Magazine, August 1991

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