11619 Simmered Black-Eyed Peas with Tomatoes 55 mins 25 mins 6 to 8 servings (4 cups) Tue Apr 08 07:04:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 16:18:18 -0700 2008 Southern/Soul Licensed http://www.chow.com/recipes/11619 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:18:18 GMT Jewish soul food at its best Simmered in onions, thyme, and tomatoes—Jewish soul food at its best. This recipe [from Congregation Or VeShalom Sisterhood, Atlanta, Georgia] is adapted from the sisterhood’s synagogue cookbook, The Sephardic Cooks. It is traditional to serve these peas with “pink rice,” Sephardic-style rice cooked with a bit of tomato sauce. Miriam Cohen, a longtime member of the Sephardic community in Montgomery, Alabama, told me, “You know, when I cook pink rice, my son says, ‘This is Jewish soul food!’ It is, you know.”

Note: Recipes in Marcie Cohen Ferris’s book Matzoh Ball Gumbo were compiled from a diverse mix of Jewish Southerners who have blended religion and region through home cooking.

This recipe was featured as part of our Southern Seder story.

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  • In a large, heavy saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 4 minutes. Add the tomato, thyme, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the tomato starts to soften, about 2 minutes.
  • Stir in the black-eyed peas and water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until the peas are tender, about 30 minutes. Taste and correct the seasoning, if necessary. Serve the peas hot or warm.

    • From MATZOH BALL GUMBO: CULINARY TALES OF THE JEWISH SOUTH by Marcie Cohen Ferris. Copyright© 2005 by Marcie Cohen Ferris. Used by permission of the University of North Carolina Press.

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    ]]>     54 1 large onion, chopped

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    ]]>     109 1 medium tomato, chopped

    ]]>     228 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

    ]]>     301 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

    ]]>     305 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

    ]]>     101 2 boxes (10 ounces each) frozen black-eyed peas; if you use fresh peas, add more water if necessary

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