Recipe 31: A food of Beans or Peas

copyright 1994 Alia Atlas


Version using frozen peas:

20 oz. frozen peas
1 cup beer (used Samual Adams Lager)
1/2 tsp caraway seed, ground
1/8 tsp pepper
3/4 cup breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 cup water
Cook peas until done. Mix beer, caraway, pepper, vinegar, water and breadcrumbs. Boil mixture. Add peas to mixture. Cook briefly.

You may wish to use far less breadcrumbs, and make the sauce more fluid. You may also wish to serve the peas and sauce seperately.


Version using dried peas:

1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tsp caraway seeds, ground
1/4 cup vinegar
2 1/3 cups beer (used German Beck beer)
2 slices fresh bread, crumbled
1 Tbsp dry breadcrumbs
1 cup water
1 lb dry peas (equiv. to @ 6 cups cooked peas (soaked and cooked soft))
Soak peas about 8 hours and drain off liquid. Boil in new water until soft. They should be very soft. This takes a while. Mix vinegar, beer, pepper, caraway, and bread crumbs. Boil mixture.

Pour mixture over peas. Cook until it comes to a boil, or until the peas are soft enough. Add water if necessary.


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