Ikarian Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Spread the black eyed peas on a large baking sheet and pic over to remove any damaged peas or debris. Put peas in a large pot, add enough water to submerge by 2 inches, and bring to boil over high heat. Boil 1 minute. Set aside, off the heat and soak for an hour. Drain in a colander set in the sink.
• Warm 1/8 cup oil in a large pot or Dutch Oven set over medium heat. Add the onion and fennel. Cook, stirring often, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Stir in black eyed peas, carrots, tomato, tomato paste, bay leaves, and salt until tomato paste dissolves. Add enough water just to cover the vegetables. Raise the heat to medium high and bring to boil.
• Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer slowly until the black eyed peas are tender about 50 minutes.
• Stir in the kale leaves and dill. Cover and cook until kale is tender, 5-10 minutes. Discard ant bay leaves. Ladle into two bowls. Drizzle 1/2 tbsp olive oil on top of each serving.
• TIP: For quicker meal, substitute frozen black eyed peas, thawed.

Steps:

• Spread the black-eyed peas on a large baking sheet and pick over to remove any damaged peas or debris. Put peas in large pot, add enough cool tap water to submerge by 2 in and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 1 min and set aside for 1 hr. Drain and let peas sit in strainer.
• Warm 1/4 cup olive oil in large pot and set over medium heat. Add: onion, fennel; cook, stirring often, until soft about 8 mins. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 20 sec. Stir in the black-eyed peas, carrots, tomato, tomato paste, bay leaves and salt. Stir until tomato paste dissolves. Add enough water just to cover the vegetables. Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer slowly until the black-eyed peas are tender (not rock-like but not mushy) about 50 mins.
• Stir in the kale leaves and dill. Cover and cook until the kale is tender, 5-10 mins. Discard bay leaves. Ladle into bowls. Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil on each helping.