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White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Rainbow chard, also known a 5-color silverbeet, is a tender chard variety with multi-colored stalks of yellow, white, orange pink and red.
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Seasons/Availability
Dry Black-Eye peas are available year round, with a peak season beginning in late June and ending in December. Black-Eye shelling beans are available mid-July through October.
Current Facts
Certain ingredients will adversely affect beans if you add them too soon. Salt is best added once the beans soften and acid should only be added in the near end, as it can often turn bitter during the cooking process. Bitter beans can never be resurrected. They are just bitter beans.
Description/Taste
The Black-Eye pea is actually a bean that can produce a pod up to two feet in length. These legumes are creamy white, characteristically marked with a single black spot or "eye." The black eye pea offers a firm and resilient texture, with a distinct, savory flavor.
Applications
There are several shelling beans that are simply better suited as a dry bean vs. fresh bean. So much so, that they often fall into "dry bean' classifications, even though you could eat them fresh. Black-Eye Peas fall into that classification. At the most basic, you want to slow simmer the beans until they are soft. Soaking for 2-6 hours will speed up the cooking process and cooking in a vegetable broth or pork stock will add more flavor. It's that simple.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Black-Eye peas are a common base for many delicious Asian and African stews and casseroles. These special peas, or more correctly beans, are popular in many of their entrees and often appear in their national dish, "Feijoada." This legume is especially popular in the American Southwest and in Mexico, where folklore claims the black-eye pea to be a symbol of good luck.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Black Eye Peas. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Dry Black-Eye peas are available year round, with a peak season beginning in late June and ending in December. Black-Eye shelling beans are available mid-July through October.
Current Facts
Certain ingredients will adversely affect beans if you add them too soon. Salt is best added once the beans soften and acid should only be added in the near end, as it can often turn bitter during the cooking process. Bitter beans can never be resurrected. They are just bitter beans.
Description/Taste
The Black-Eye pea is actually a bean that can produce a pod up to two feet in length. These legumes are creamy white, characteristically marked with a single black spot or "eye." The black eye pea offers a firm and resilient texture, with a distinct, savory flavor.
Applications
There are several shelling beans that are simply better suited as a dry bean vs. fresh bean. So much so, that they often fall into "dry bean' classifications, even though you could eat them fresh. Black-Eye Peas fall into that classification. At the most basic, you want to slow simmer the beans until they are soft. Soaking for 2-6 hours will speed up the cooking process and cooking in a vegetable broth or pork stock will add more flavor. It's that simple.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Black-Eye peas are a common base for many delicious Asian and African stews and casseroles. These special peas, or more correctly beans, are popular in many of their entrees and often appear in their national dish, "Feijoada." This legume is especially popular in the American Southwest and in Mexico, where folklore claims the black-eye pea to be a symbol of good luck.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Black Eye Peas. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Rose's Recipes |
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Laila's Spiced Fresh Black-Eyed Peas |
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Grilled Polenta with Fresh Spring Beans |
| Figs, Bay & Wine |
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Roast Globe Zucchini with Fresh Beans Gremolata |
