Recipe - Hoppin John [Vegan]

1 pound Blackeyed peas; dry
7 cup Water
2 cup Onions; coarse chop
8 Garlic cloves
1 cup Carrots; cut or sliced up
1 cup Celery; minced
One fourth teaspoon Cayenne pepper; or more to
taste
3 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon Salt; or to taste
2 Tomatoes
3 Scallions

Eat a bite at the midnight on December 31st for luck in the coming New
Year!

Recipe By : Traditional U.S. Southern New Year's Dish

Soak the beans overnight (or at least 4 hours). Drain the soaking water,
and cover with fresh water. Cook the beans until tender (about 30 min to an
hour.) If using a pressure cooker, rinse the peas and cook at full pressure
to 57 minutes.

In a separate pot, steam "saute" the onions until caramelized, adding a
little water and stirring at regular intervals until they are cooked down
by about 60%. This takes about 30 minutes.

Add the chopped celery and carrots to the onions, cook until tender. Then,
add the cooked blackeyed peas, cayenne pepper, salt, and vinegar, adding
the water the beans were cooked in so the consistency is that of a sauce or
very thick soup. Cook an additional 5 minutes or so. Serve over rice.

Top with chopped scallion and minced tomatoes. Pass the hot sauce for even
more heat!

kcal per serving: 220.9, fat: 1.0g, sat. fat: .2g, cholesterol: 0,
carbohydrate: 40.9g, dietary fiber: 7.8g, protein: 14.5g, sodium: 453mg.

Percentages based on a 2000 kcal daily diet: A: 83%, C: 22%, Calcium: 11%,
Iron: 29%.

note: The addition of red/yellow/and green bell pepper when adding the
carrots and celery would be good too.

Posted to fatfree digest V98 #008 by "C. Martin"
Charisa@MoonstruckMuses.com on Dec 31, 1997