Moms Black-Eyed Peas

This is a family variation of a Lebanese green bean and meat stew. I grew up eating this every New Year’s, and it is the only way my family will eat their peas! I try to include 1 bag of frozen field peas with snaps in my recipe.

Step: 1

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir the onions in the melted butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beef and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender and the juices have cooked away, about 30 minutes.

Step: 2

Stir in the garlic and peas; pour in enough water to cover. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover, and simmer over low heat until the peas change color and are tender and hot, and almost all of the liquid has been absorbed, about 1 hour.

Per Serving: 579 calories; protein 40.2g; carbohydrates 28.8g; fat 33.7g; cholesterol 150.9mg; sodium 743.9mg.

The most clear way to choose a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and pick more different. When you’re cooking pasta, make sure for a simple vegetable . Making steak? Go for more light. If you’re want to cooking stir-fry with rice, it must not a best idea to also make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can make to cooking method . You don’t want to push more often your oven by making to do list three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the stovetop . But sometimes you can made a dish do double-duty .