Skillet Chicken With Mushrooms and Caramelized Onions
Black-Eyed Peas
- Total Time
- 45 minutes, plus 2 hours for dried peas
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Ingredients
- 1½cups dried black-eyed peas (or use fresh in season)
- ½pound pancetta, cut into ¼-inch dice
- 1medium sweet onion, halved through the stem and thinly sliced
- 2cups chicken stock
- 1teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (no stems)
- ½cup loosely packed flat parsley leaves, chopped
- Maldon or other sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Preparation
- Step 1
Pick over the peas, discarding any broken or undesirable ones. Rinse in a colander; place in a large saucepan and add enough very warm water to cover by 2 inches. Cover and let soak 2 hours. (Fresh peas do not need soaking.)
- Step 2
Drain the peas. In a heavy-bottomed 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, sauté pancetta over medium heat until fat is rendered, about 15 minutes. Remove pancetta with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add onion to the fat; sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Step 3
Pour off and discard most of the fat. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add the peas and reduce to a simmer. Add the thyme, pancetta and onion. Cook slowly until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Add parsley. Season to taste.
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Private Notes
Cooking Notes
This was far better than I expected it to be. Really tasty and hearty. I used bacon, not pancetta and added a squeeze of lemon at the end. Served over some crusty bread and a little grated parmesan on top. I soaked the dried peas as directed but it took more like 2 hours of simmering to get the peas to a tender, but not falling apart, stage. I used homemade chicken stock and added a third cup after an hour of simmering just to keep it going.
This was good, I spent more $$$ than I wanted too for pancetta. Nothing wrong with it, just decided after I tried this recipe, that I would use a ham bone instead of pancetta in future. I roast the hambone, then put it in the pot with the peas.
Excellent rendition. I was worried that there was too little liquid, but due to the low heat, it turned out to be just the right amount. Also added some minced garlic and arbol chili but the recipe would still be great without them.
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