OKRA AND BLACK-EYE PEA SAUTE

Okra and Black-Eye Pea Saute image

Provided by Food Network

Time 8h7m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

1/4 pound strip bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 1/2 tablespoon garlic, chopped
3 cups fresh okra, cut into rounds
2 cups fresh corn kernels
2 fresh small red hot chiles, chopped
2 cups cooked black-eyed peas, recipe follows
1 cup green onion, diced
Oven dried cherry tomatoes, recipe follows
Salt
Pepper
Freshly chopped parsley and Italian parsley leaves, for garnish
2 cups black-eye peas
Water, to cover
1 onion, quartered, with a bay leaf attached with a clove
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Salt
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sprinkle brown sugar
6 or 7 thyme sprigs

Steps:

In a large saute pan, cook bacon until fat is rendered. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and set aside. Saute yellow onion and garlic in bacon drippings until soft. Add okra, corn, and chile pepper and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add black-eyed peas, green onion, and cherry tomatoes and cook an additional 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and chopped parsley and toss in reserved bacon.
Soak 2 cups beans overnight in water to cover. Rinse the beans and place in a pot with enough water to cover the beans. Add the onion and the black pepper. Over high heat, allow to come to boil then reduce to simmer and cook for about 45 minutes or until beans are firm but cooked. Season with salt. Let the peas sit in this liquid for 15 minutes before draining.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Place the cut cherry tomatoes on a sheet pan, cut side up. Season with salt, pepper, brown sugar, and sprigs of thyme. Dry in the oven for 4 to 6 hours. Check periodically to make sure they don?t burn.