Year of the Bean

Ingredients

• 200 g Rancho Gordo Super Lucky 2020 Black-eyed peas, soaked overnight
• One onion, chopped small
• 275 g collard green kimchi, per Wild Fermentation recipe, chopped roughly
• Bacon fat
• Bay leaf
• Fresh black pepper
• Salt

Procedure

1. In a large heavy-bottomed pot, heat bacon fat; add chopped onion and black pepper to taste, and sauté until onion begins to brown
2. Add bay leaf and peas, including soaking water, and raise to a hard boil
3. Boil at high for five (5) minutes; lower to simmer, and simmer until peas are soft, adding water if necessary
4. Add salt only when peas are soft; continue to simmer until little liquid remains
5. Add collards, and cook together until all ingredients are combined
6. Serve hot with cornbread and/or rice!