As promised on my Grace Grits Facebook page here is the recipe for quite possibly THE best black-eyed peas ever. Spicy Ginger Black-Eyed Peas!

And I’ve eaten a bunch of peas.

2 cups dried peas

1 Tablespoon coconut oil

1/2 cup chopped green onions

2 cloves garlic

1 diced orange bell pepper (or yellow or red)

1 diced jalapeño pepper (less if you don’t like hot)

1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger

fresh ground pepper to taste

sea salt (optional)

Soak the peas overnight. Drain. Cover in fresh water (about 6 cups) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer approximately 2 hours until soft.

When the peas are almost done, melt coconut oil in a skillet. Add onions and cook until softened. Add peppers, ginger, garlic and pepper. Continue cooking 3-4 minutes.

Drain peas. Toss peas with onion pepper mix. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired.

Pour into a serving dish.