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Note: Canned beans may be used instead of dried. To make use of canned beans, drain and rinse 1 (28 ounce) can of black eyed peas. Skip step one and add beans to soup in step three, simmering for half an hour rather of just one hour. Function as directed.
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Serious Eats Easy Sausage, Kale, and Black-Eyed Pea Soup With Lemon and Rosemary oil Recipe Studying Options: Cooking Mode
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound dried black eyed peas (see note above)
- Kosher salt
- two tablespoons extra-virgin essential olive oil, plus much more for serving
- 12 ounces mild Italian sausage, taken off casing
- 1 medium onion, finely diced (about 1 cup)
- 2 large stalks celery, finely diced (about 1 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic clove, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
- two tablespoons minced fresh rosemary oil leaves, divided
- two tablespoons grated lemon zest from 2 lemons, divided
- 1 1/2 quarts homemade or store-bought low sodium chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 bunch kale, trimmed, washed, and roughly chopped (a couple of quarts)
- Freshly ground pepper
Directions
Place beans inside a large bowl and canopy with 3 quarts water. Add two tablespoons kosher salt and hang aside at 70 degrees overnight. (See note above).
Heat two tablespoons oil inside a large Nederlander oven over medium-high temperature until shimmering. Add sausage and prepare, breaking up having a wooden spoon or potato masher until beginning to brown, 8 minutes total. Add onion and celery and prepare, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic clove, 1 / 2 of the rosemary oil, and 1 / 2 of the lemon zest and prepare, stirring, until aromatic, about thirty seconds. Add chicken stock and bay leaves.
Drain and rinse beans, adding to pot. Provide a boil over high temperature, reduce to some simmer and prepare, stirring from time to time, until beans are fully softened, about one hour. Discard bay leaves.
Transfer 2 glasses of soup to some blender and blend on high-speed until smooth. Go back to pot. Add kale and prepare until tender, about ten minutes longer. Season soup to taste with pepper and salt and serve immediately, drizzling with essential olive oil and sprinkling with remaining rosemary oil and lemon zest.
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