Rachel's Vegan Cilantro Lime Black-eyed Peas

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups black-eyed peas
• 4 cups vegetable stock (or broth)
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (2 cloves)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar (or turbinado)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan or frying pan, heat up the olive oil. saute the onion and garlic until nice and brown.
• 2 wash the black-eyed peas and remove any stones, dirt, etc. put them into a dutch oven (although being ghetto, i use my hand-me-down lobster pot and it works just fine. any large pot will do.).
• 3 add the browned onion, plus all the other ingredients listed. mix well. bring it to a boil.
• 4 lower the temperature to medium/medium-high. cover the dutch oven or pot and let it all simmer for about 70-90 minutes or until the peas are nice and tender.
• 5 awesome side dish, or great when served over brown rice with some greens for a complete vegan meal!