SAMARTHUR Recipe ⟶ Mom's Purple-Hull Peas

A wonderful side-dish for any southern-style-meal. Goes great with cornbread and fried pork chops!

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Calories:193.9
Mom's Purple-Hull Peas
Prep:10m
Cook:2h
Ready in:2h 10m
Serving:6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds frozen purple hull peas
  • 8 ounces fresh okra
  • 4 ounces bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • ⅓ teaspoon baking soda
  • salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

  1. Place the purple hull peas into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, add okra if using and boil for 2 minutes, stirring twice. Reduce heat to medium-low, add the bacon, sugar, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer until tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
You can use dried peas for this recipe but will need to prepare them for cooking according to the package directions. Black-eyed peas can also be used if purple hull peas are not available.

Nutrition Facts

  • calories193.9
  • carbohydrateContent20.3 g
  • cholesterolContent12.9 mg
  • fatContent9.2 g
  • fiberContent5 g
  • proteinContent8.3 g
  • saturatedFatContent3 g
  • sodiumContent526.3 mg
  • sugarContent2.5 g
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