Spicy black-eyed peas (great cajan dish)

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
15 ounces Can Blackeyed Peas
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1 large Onion -- chopped
3 Cloves Garlic
1 tablespoon Green Pepper -- minced
¼ teaspoon Cumin
½ teaspoon Tumeric
¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 cup Tomato Juice -- * see note
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

Directions

* We used diced tomatoes.

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

Add garlic, green pepper, tumeric, 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) Recipe By :

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