Creole peas
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cans | Crowder peas |
| 4 | Or | |
| 5 | Strips bacon; fried | |
| 2 | Onions; chopped | |
| 1 | Clove garlic; minced | |
| 1 | small | Piece green pepper; chopped |
| ½ | Rib celery; chopped | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Flour |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| Salt & pepper to taste | ||
Directions
Fry bacon; lift out and drain. In same pan, saut‚ chopped onions, garlic, peppers and celery until wilted. Add flour and stir. Add peas; season with salt and pepper. Lay bacon on top and add water. Steam covered 1 hour on a very low fire. Serve over rice or plain.
Green beans may be substituted for crowder peas. Use ham instead of bacon and add 2 cans tomato sauce.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .