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Cornbread with Spicy Blackeye Peas

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Ready In: 1 hour

Serves: 9

Serve with Oven Fried Chicken for a family dinner.

What you'll need

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Cutting board

Sharp knife

Oven

Oven mitt

Stovetop

Medium pot

Medium bowl

9x9 baking dish

Large skillet

Spatula or spoon

Ingredients

Serves 9

6 cups Water

16 ounces Black-eyed Peas drained and rinsed

1 cup Cornmeal

1 cup All-purpose Flour

¹/₄ cup Sugar

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

1 Egg beaten

¹/₄ cup Vegetable Oil

1 cup Buttermilk Lowfat

1 cup Corn

of Nonstick Cooking Spray

1 Onion Medium, chopped

2 cloves Garlic finely chopped

1 Jalapeño Pepper seeded and chopped (optional)

Directions

1.Place an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 425˚F.

2.In a medium-size pot, bring water to a boil over high heat.

Add black-eyed peas and return to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes.

While the black-eyed peas are cooking, mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder in a medium bowl.

5.Add the egg, oil, buttermilk, and corn to the flour mixture. Mix ingredients until just blended (there may be a few small lumps).

6.Spray a 9 x 9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray.

7.Pour the batter into the pan.

8.Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

As the cornbread continues to bake, drain the black-eyed peas and keep half a cup of cooking water.

10.Spray a skillet with nonstick cooking spray and sauté onions and garlic over medium heat until tender, about 3 minutes.

11.

Add black-eyed peas, jalapeño pepper, and reserved cooking water to the skillet and continue to simmer and stir for 5 minutes more.

12.

Serve a square of cornbread over ½ cup of black-eyed peas.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 0.50 cup

Serving Per Container 9

Amount Per Serving
Calories 329
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8 g		10%
	Saturated Fat 1 g	5%
Sodium 203 mg		9%
Total Carbohydrate 54 g		20%
	Dietary Fiber 7 g	25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

Publication: Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch (NEOPB) Recipes

Authors: Nutrition Education And Obesity Prevention Branch Neopb

Source: Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch (California Department of Public Health)
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