Saturday, October 3, 2015



I had seen a pouch of black-eye pea in a pantry, my husband have it very long time. I just thought how to cook it because I never seen this kind of pea in Thailand before. Maybe I could find some recipes on the internet. Then I got more than expected. I started to soak it all and left it overnight.I intended to make it for lunch in the next day. In the next morning, it was boiled in a large pot, adding one teaspoon salt; it took about an hour at the medium-high heat then soaking in cold water and move to a colander bowl. The recipe I got needs some ingredients that I do not have so I had to modify the recipe by using what I have in the pantry and see how the taste would be. I named it Sweet & Sour Chicken Black-Eyed Pea


Ingredients:

8 Ounce Boiled black-eye peas
2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (About 1/2 pound)                 
½ Onion, sliced lengthwise.
2 Cloves    Garlic, chopped
½ Cup  Tomato ketchup (8 ounce) mixes with ½ Cup Sweet chili sauce
1 Tbsp Vegetable oil
1 Tbsp Kikkoman soy sauce
1 Tsp Ground black pepper; grinded
2 Tbsp Green onion; cut into small pieces
3 Baby carrots; diced or sliced)
Cooked Spaghetti (as you like) 


Make it:

  • Rinse chicken and fermented with Kikkoman sauce, vegetable oil and ground pepper left it at least ten minutes
  • Heat oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Browned chicken with onion and garlic.
  • Add peas, baby carrots and green onions then stir for a minute.
  • Add tomato ketchup mix with sweet chili sauce, water or vegetable soup or chicken broth.
  • Cover and simmer 7-10 minutes then topped on Spaghetti serve for two.