I made soup tonight! Black-eyed peas, southern greens and okra. Great flavors! Pressure cooking black-eyed peas are ready in 10 minutes (no soaking required). I added the onions, peppers, celery (the trinity) and garlic to the pressure cooker to cook everything in a single bang. After the pressure cooker was done I stirred in some greens - the residual heat wilted the greens just enough.
The okra needs to be used as soon as you slice it to avoid sliminess. I tossed them with some cornmeal - reminiscent of cornbread - and fried them in a little oil.
Although the kids didn't care for the soup, they did keep saying, "Pass the okra!" David and I liked all of it.
Cost Breakdown:
okra: $3.50
pepper, onion, celery, garlic: $2
peas: $1
cornmeal, spices: $.50
greens: $2
Total to feed a family of 6:
$9.00
