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Field Pea Caviar

user-submission — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:06:08 +0000

Ingredients:

½ pound Camellia Brand Field Peas, cooked
2 cups fresh multicolored corn kernels (about 3 ears)
½ cup diced red onion
½ cup diced red bell pepper
½ cup diced green bell pepper
½ cup chopped fresh green onion
¼ cup seeded and diced jalapeño
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1½ teaspoons lime zest
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Pita chips and sliced cucumbers, to serve

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine cooked field peas, corn, onion, bell peppers, green onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime zest and juice, oil, and salt. Stir well to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with pita chips and cucumbers.

This recipe and image are from Taste of the South magazine.

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Bourbon-Bacon Field Peas with Collards

Amanda Ladner — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:52:21 +0000

Ingredients:

1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Field Peas, rinsed and sorted
1 pound thick-cut bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped, about 1 1/2 cups
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
7 cups water
1 small bunch collard greens, stems removed, sliced, about 4 cups
¼ cup bourbon
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Crushed red pepper, for garnish
Fried chicken, for serving

Directions:

In a large Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 20 minutes. Remove bacon using a slotted spoon and let drain on paper towels, reserving 4 tablespoons drippings in pan.
Add onion to drippings. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until onion is tender and lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more. Stir in field peas, bay leaf, water and bacon. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
Stir in collard greens, bourbon, salt and pepper. Continue to cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until peas and collards are very tender, about 45 minutes more. Remove bay leaf.
Sprinkle with crushed red pepper and serve with fried chicken.

This recipe is courtesy of Taste of the South magazine and was tested by the Taste of the South test kitchen. Camellia Brand is the official dry bean of Taste of the South. For more recipes from Taste of the South, click here.

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Chef Jenn’s Smoky Field Peas with Brown Butter Onions & Rice

user-submission — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:31:22 +0000

Ingredients:

FIELD PEAS

1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Field Peas
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces smoked slab bacon, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large onion, chopped
3 large cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
2 1/2 quarts vegetable stock
2-3 heaping tablespoons Deep South SeasonAll Salt
4 cups cooked white rice
2 cups Brown Butter Onions, for garnish (recipe follows)
1/4 cup chopped chives (or green onions)
Hot cooked white rice, for serving

BROWN BUTTER ONIONS

8 large yellow onions, sliced thin
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil)
2 teaspoons salt

Directions:

Rinse and sort field peas; set aside.
Place oil, cubed bacon, onion and garlic into a large stock pot over medium heat.
Cook until bacon is crisp and onion and garlic are soft and lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
Remove bacon mixture from pot and set aside.
Add field peas, vegetable stock and Deep South SeasonAll Salt to the pot; mix to combine. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for an hour.
While field peas are simmering, make Brown Butter Onions: Melt butter in a large, heavy bottomed sauté pan over medium-low heat. Add oil and sliced onions. Stir to coat, spreading onions evenly in pan. Sprinkle with salt and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and cook an additional 30-45 minutes or until butter and onions are golden brown.
Return bacon mixture and any drippings back into the pot of field peas.
Simmer an additional 30 minutes or until the field peas are soft.
Adjust to taste with additional Deep South SeasonAll Salt.
Garnish with Brown Butter Onions and chopped chives and serve over hot rice.

Chef Jennifer Hill Booker is a Le Cordon Bleu-certified chef, cookbook author, reality TV personality, culinary educator, business owner and GA Grown Executive Chef for the GA Department of Tourism and Travel. She weaves her love of traditional Southern cuisine with her belief in incorporating healthy, seasonal foods and her classic French training.

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Field Peas & Snap Beans

user-submission — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:51:17 +0000

Ingredients:

2 pounds Camellia Brand Field Peas or Camellia Brand Crowder Peas
2 cups fresh snap beans, trimmed and cut in half
8 ounces salt pork
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 dried red chili pepper
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

In a colander, pick over the peas and discard any misshapen or discolored peas. Rinse well and transfer to a large saucepan.
Add the salt pork, chopped onion, dried chili pepper, and 6 cups of cold water. Add more water as needed to cover the peas.
Cover tightly, bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 40 minutes.
Add the snap beans and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the peas and snap beans are tender.
Do not skim off the fat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Note from the author:

I grew up eating field peas and years later in culinary school I found out that Field peas and Crowder peas are the same pea. I also learned that it doesn’t matter if you start with fresh, frozen, or dried field peas, they always turn a muddy color when they’re cooked. It made me realize that my grandmother always added snap beans (or string beans) to her pot of peas to provide a bright spot of color.

From Field Peas to Foie Gras: Southern Recipes with a French Accent by Jennifer Hill Booker, photography by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn (Pelican Publishing, 2014).

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Patricia’s Perfect Field Peas

Aimee Bussells — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:47:31 +0000

Ingredients:

1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Field Peas
1/2 pound seasoning meat or 1/4 pound butter
10 cups water
1 teaspoon butter or olive oil (optional)
1 large onion, diced
1 toe garlic, pressed
1 1/2 teaspoons of your favorite dried garden herbs or Camellia’s suggested Dry Herb Blend
Salt
Coarse ground pepper

Directions:

Rinse and sort peas.
Cover peas with water, add meat or butter, simmer about 1 hour.
Saute onion and garlic in butter or olive oil, add to pot with remaining ingredients, cook 1/2 hour or until soft.
Salt and pepper to taste.

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Field Peas and Rice

Aimee Bussells — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:44:55 +0000

Ingredients:

1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Field Peas
1 ham bone
1 cup chopped onion
2 ribs celery, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Cajun or Creole seasoning
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
Cooked rice
Sliced green onions (for garnish)

Directions:

Rinse and sort peas.
Simmer field peas in water until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Rinse and drain the peas.
In slow cooker combine peas with ham bone, onion, celery and garlic.
Add 1 cup water or broth. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.
Add Cajun seasoning, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.
Continue cooking for 1 to 2 hours longer.
Serve with hot cooked rice and sprinkle with sliced green onion, if desired.

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Field Pea Hoppin’ John

Aimee Bussells — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:40:25 +0000

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 to 2 cups cooked Camellia Brand Field Peas
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup raw jasmine or basmati rice
1 sprig fresh thyme

Directions:

Rinse, sort, and cook peas.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and garlic and cook until translucent.
Add the field peas, stirring to combine.
Add 2 1/2 cups water, the salt and the pepper and bring to a boil.
Add the rice and the sprig of thyme; stir once.
Bring back to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes, then remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for an additional 10 minutes.
Uncover, add salt and pepper to taste.
Fluff with a fork and serve.

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Field Pea Salsa

Aimee Bussells — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:04:24 +0000

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked and cooled Camellia Brand Field Peas
1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Rinse, sort, and cook peas.
Stir all ingredients together.
Chill one hour.

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Camellia’s Dry Herb Blend – Bouquet Garni

Aimee Bussells — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:02:41 +0000

Ingredients:

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
4 dried bay leaves

Directions:

Blend all ingredients together.

Usage:

Many of the recipes on the old Camellia Bean packages called for “1 bouquet garni.” Spelled out above, this is the seasoning mixture wrapped in cheesecloth and tied with kitchen twine. In a pinch, you can put the herbs in a tea ball instead. This is a traditional Hayward family recipe.

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