Purple Hull Peas - Heart Healthy

Chef RZ Fan's Note:

Purple Hull Peas are a lot like black eyed peas. We buy ours fresh and already shelled from a roadside farm stand in East Texas. We keep them in a cooler for our four hour trip back home. I put them in the fridge and make this ASAP usually the next day. I got this recipe from purplehull.com. but I use half the sugar and half the salt that the original had. We love the healthier version and hope you will too.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 quart fresh shelled purple hull peas
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

1. Well Rinse the Purple Hull Peas -I put mine in a colander in a bowl and fill with cold water and rinse several times until I can see when the water is clear.
2. Fill a Three Quart Sauce Pan half way with water - about 6 Cups.
3. Place on High Heat.
4. Add Salt, Olive Oil, and Sugar.
5. Bring to a rolling boil.
6. Add Peas.
7. Bring the water back to a rolling boil.
8. Then turn the heat down Med-Low.
9. Wait until they Simmer.
10. Then Cover and Simmer for 90 minutes.

Reviews

[Dulcet Kitchen]

Thanks for the basic guidelines for cooking purple hull peas! I knew they were like black eyed peas, but I wasn't quite sure how to prepare them. Anyhow, I did everything as directed, but after about 45 minutes the peas were quite soft! So, I took them off the heat and served them that way. I think if I would've left them the full 90 minutes they would've been mush! Anyhow, they were great, thanks again.