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Instapot or Pressure Cooker Sea Island Red Peas Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 cups water
1 cup Sea Island red peas
1 ham hock, split along the bone
Directions:
Directions:
Soak peas overnight, then drain and rinse.

Combine all the ingredients in the pressure cooker.

Lock the lid and cook on High for 15 minutes. Let sit for 10 additional minutes before carefully releasing steam.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Ruddy and diminutive, Sea Island Red Peas represent the variety of heirloom field peas that informed early versions of the dish we know as Hoppin' John in Coastal Carolina. Expressing the vigor of their African diversity with bold flavor and exceptional nutrition, Sea Island Red Peas cook to a sweet, creamy richness. These special peas, the Sea Island Red Peas, fell out of production during the Depression, and are coming back onto the flavor scene as fast as the farmers who grow them can get them out of the ground. The peas are a native Gullah Geechee community in the lower coastal area where South Carolina and Georgia come together.

 

 

 

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