Black-Eyed-Pea Soup with Greens and Ham

Name: Black-Eyed-Pea Soup with Greens and Ham
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 liters 10- ounces packages frozen black-eyed peas (about; 710 milliliters canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock; 2 Tbsps cooking oil; 680 grams ham, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons salt; 6 scallions, white bulbs and green tops chopped and reserved separately; 946 milliliters 1/2 pound Swiss chard or other greens, tough stems removed, leaves washed well and shredded (about; 1 teaspoons Tabasco sauce; 710 milliliters water; 2 teaspoons red- or white-wine vinegar

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Black-Eyed-Pea Soup with Greens and Ham could be a super recipe to try. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 59g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 668 calories. This recipe serves 4. If you have black-eyed peas, salt, swiss chard, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large pot, heat the oil over moderately low heat.

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Add the scallion bulbs and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.

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Green Onions

Garlic

Add the Swiss chard, black-eyed peas, water, broth, Tabasco, and salt to the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until the black-eyed peas are tender, about 20 minutes.

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Swiss Chard

Tabasco Sauce

Broth

Water

Peas

Salt

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Stir the ham into the soup and cook until the ham is warmed through, about 2 minutes.

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Soup

Ham

Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the pepper, vinegar, and scallion tops.

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Green Onions

Vinegar

Pepper

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Variations: Instead of the Swiss chard, use your own favorite greens. Collard, mustard, kale, or beet greens would each lend its unique flavor to the soup.

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Beet Greens

Swiss Chard

Mustard

Greens

Kale

Soup

Wine Recommendation: This soup has more than enough oomph to partner a rich California Syrah. Spicy blackberry and green-olive flavors, a strong earthy streak, and solid structure are its hallmarks, and all of these will go well here.

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Blackberries