These purple hull peas with bacon make a wonderful side dish for any Southernstyle meal
Prep Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
6
Ingredients
Instructions
Gather all ingredients.
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Place purple hull peas into a large pot; pour in enough cold water to cover peas. Bring to a boil over high heat.
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Add okra if using and boil for 2 minutes
stirring twice.
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Reduce heat to medium-low; add bacon
sugar
baking soda
salt
and pepper.
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Cover and simmer until tender
1 1/2 to 2 hours.
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Recipe Tips
You can use dried peas for this recipe
but you will need to prepare them for cooking according to the package directions.Black-eyed peas can also be used if purple hull peas are not available.