How To Make Purple Hull Peas
Purple hull peas simmered until flavorful are a classic Southern side dish. They are also cooked with okra and bacon bits.
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
2 hrs
Total:
2 hrs 10 mins
Ingredients
- 1½ lb frozen purple hull peas
- 8 oz fresh okra, optional
- 4 oz bacon, cut into ½ inch pieces
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- ⅛ tsp baking soda
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
Instructions
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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.
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Reduce heat to medium-low, add the bacon, sugar, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer until tender for 1½ to 2 hours.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 9g
- :
- Calcium: 61mg
- Calories: 183kcal
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
- Fat: 5g
- Fiber: 7g
- Iron: 2mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Potassium: 395mg
- Protein: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 623mg
- Vitamin A: 1150IU
- Vitamin C: 54mg
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