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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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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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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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