Turkish · beginner
Turkish Braised Black-Eyed Peas With Dried Mint Butter
A comforting Aegean-style home dish of braised legumes simmered in tomato garlic sauce and crowned with sizzling dried mint butter.
- PREP TIME
- 10 min
- COOK TIME
- 35 min
- SERVES
- 4
LET’S MAKE IT
Step by step
- 01
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add diced yellow onion, and saute for 5 to 6 minutes until soft.
- 02
Add minced garlic and tomato paste to saucepan, stirring constantly for 2 minutes to roast paste.
- 03
Stir in rinsed black-eyed peas and vegetable stock, bringing mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
- 04
Reduce heat to low, cover saucepan, and simmer braise gently for 20 minutes until flavors combine and sauce thickens.
- 05
Melt butter in a small pan over medium-low heat, add dried mint, and sizzle for 40 seconds until fragrant.
- 06
Stir lemon juice into braised peas, transfer to serving bowl, and pour sizzling mint butter directly over top.
A LITTLE KITCHEN KNOW-HOW
Herbal Butter Tempering
Briefly frying dried herbs in hot butter to draw out essential oils before drizzling over warm stew.
Notes from the kitchen
- Do not overheat butter when blooming dried mint to avoid burning delicate herb leaves.
- Rinsing canned beans thoroughly removes excess sodium and allows tomato stock flavors to absorb evenly.
- Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Turkish; regional versions vary.
- Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.
