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Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 hr, 15 mins
Ingredients
4 lbs smoked turkey drumsticks (2 total)
16 oz bag black eye peas
1 half of a yellow onion
1 large bulb green onion
2 stalks celery
3 cloves garlic
fresh sage
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 cup chicken bone broth
4 cups cold water
1 tsp white pepper
2 tsp finely grated himalayan salt
3 tssp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tbsp baking soda
Instructions:
1. Wash the celery, sage, and green onion.
2. Dice the celery
3. Dice the green onion.
4. Pull the sage leaves from the stem.
5. Chop the sage fine.
6. Dice the onion small.
7. Dice the garlic fine.
8. Add baking soda to the peas.
9. Add enough water to cover the peas.
10. Stir and set aside.
11. Wash the turkey legs removing grime.
12. Do not remove the skin, it’s loaded with flavor.
13. Remove as much meat from both legs and chop into medium size pieces.
14. Place turkey pieces in the refrigerator until later. Set turkey bone to the side.
15. In a large pot on medium high, add the olive oil.
16. Add in diced onions, celery, garlic and sage.
17. Saute until the onion are transparent.
18.Allow the steam to rise before adding liquid.
19. Pour in chicken stock
20. Add in water
22. Add in both turkey bones
23. Turn to medum heat, and let come to a boil.
24. Turn heat to medium low, add lid. Let simmer for 25 mins. Remove lid.
27. Add in the remaining turkey.
28. Stir the turkey, do not remove the turkey bones yet.
29. This is the time to taste the broth of the pot liquor, add more seasoning if necessary.
30. On medium low heat let come to a boil.
31. Lower heat, place lid on top and simmer for another 20 mintues, or until the peas are tender
32. Remove bones from pot and let cool.
33. Remove the meat from the bones and add back to the pot.
34. Stir and serve with buttermilk corn bread.
Calories Per Serving: 571
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Black eye peas originate from Northern Africa, expand to the West Indies, and ended up in the deep South during the colonial slave trades in America.
Black eye peas prevent constipation, and anemia. Improve heart health, and supports eye and skin health. They are great for pregnant women and have loads of protein.
25. Pour the water off the soaking peas, and rinse them well.
26. Add in the black eye peas.