Best 6 Tofu With Rice And Black Eyed Peas Recipes

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Are you looking for a delicious and healthy recipe that combines the flavors of tofu, rice, and black-eyed peas? This classic dish is a great source of protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a flavorful and satisfying meal that will be a hit at your table.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE



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Black-eyed peas with rice.

Provided by Negman

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Rice     Beans and Rice Recipes

Time 9h5m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup dried black-eyed peas
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup lean diced ham
1 onion, chopped
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups water
2 bay leaves
2 pinches paprika, or more to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
3 cups cooked rice

Steps:

  • Place black-eyed peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
  • Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir ham until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion, green bell pepper, and garlic; saute until onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Add black-eyed peas, water, bay leaves, paprika, salt, and black pepper; cover pot with a lid and simmer until peas are tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
  • Remove bay leaves from black-eyed peas mixture and stir in rice. Simmer until all the liquid is evaporated, 5 to 10 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.3 calories, Carbohydrate 41.7 g, Cholesterol 10.6 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 277.5 mg, Sugar 3.1 g

HOPPIN' JOHN -- RICE AND BLACK-EYED PEAS



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I have heard all my life that one should eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the new year. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties that my father changed the dish from black eyed peas to Hoppin' John as our traditional New Year's Day good luck meal. It's simple, po' foke's food, and I love it any time of the year. In the directions, I will include substitutions to make this dish vegetarian/vegan. Some history of the dish can be found here --http://members.aol.com/RSRICHMOND/hoppingjohn.html -- It would seem most people cook the rice and peas seperately, and then combine the two to serve. That's how my dad does it. I wanted to cook the flavor of the black eyed peas into the rice. So, this recipe strays a little from the norm, in that I cook the rice with the peas already in the pan.

Provided by ATM 67

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 lb bacon, cut in 1/2 inch pieces (I use a whole package)
1 medium onion, medium dice (a larger one is ok)
2 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, with juice (1 qt if you cook your own peas)
2 cups uncooked rice
3 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil (for vegan)
2 teaspoons liquid smoke (for vegan)

Steps:

  • In a 4 qt or pan brown bacon and cook onion in bacon grease until the onion is transparent. ** For vegan, omit bacon and use approximately 1/4 cup of vegetable oil to cook onion.
  • Add uncooked rice, black eyed peas (with juice) and water to your bacon onion mixture. Mix well. **For vegan add liquid smoke at this point to replace the smoke flavor that would have been added by the bacon.
  • Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium.
  • When the tops of the bursting bubbles of boiling water are all of the liquid that can be seen above the rice, remove the pan from the heat and cover.
  • Wait at least twenty minutes, WITHOUT PEEKING!
  • Don't do it. You'll loose precious heat and steam.
  • Serve with bread of your choice, or with the veggies of your choice and plenty of hot sauce. Of course, the variety of hot sauce you choose will depend on your tolerance for heat. If you would like, this could be served as a side dish, as well.

TOFU WITH RICE AND BLACK EYED PEAS



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I converted this from a chicken ricipe and eliminated most of the fat as well. It has a slight bite to it from the red pepper flake and a hint of chicken from the seasonings. An excellent choice if you are vegetarian or just trying to reduce calories and fat while increasing nutrition.

Provided by Chef Larz in Pennsb

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

water, for steaming
1 red onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
14 ounces firm tofu (pressed for 30 minutes)
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon thyme
3/4 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained

Steps:

  • Pour broth and enough water to make 2 cups into small pot. Add bouillon, rice, red pepper flakes, thyme and salt. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and cook according to package directions.
  • Combine onion and garlic in a bowl with small amount of water, cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 3 minutes.
  • Cube tofu and season with poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Saute in skillet coated with vegetable spray until lightly browned.
  • Stir the onion and garlic into the tofu and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
  • Add rice and black eyed peas to skillet with tofu and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook about 10 minutes. Do not allow it to become too dry, add a small amount of water or chicken bouillon if needed to maintain a slightly moist one-dish-meal appearance.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 516.7, Carbohydrate 48.8, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 2, Protein 18.1

DIRTY RICE WITH BLACK-EYED PEAS



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The hubby is now on a low-sodium diet--a challenge to our beans, rice, and protein meals! This a great low-sodium interpretation of dirty rice with black-eyed peas. Serve with low-sodium hot sauce.

Provided by Aliskill

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 pound turkey Italian sausages, casings removed
1 pound turkey kielbasa, sliced
1 large onion, diced
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced green bell pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic
4 cups water
2 (15 ounce) cans no-salt-added black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 leaf (blank)s bay leaves, or more to taste
2 cups uncooked white rice
1 bunch green onions, sliced

Steps:

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir turkey Italian sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
  • Heat the same pan over medium-high heat and brown kielbasa slices, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to the same bowl with Italian sausage.
  • Heat the drippings over medium-high heat in the same pan. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper; saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and continue to saute until onion is tender, 2 to 3 minutes more.
  • Transfer sausages and vegetable mixture to a large pot. Add water, black-eyed peas, bouillon, cayenne, chili powder, oregano, basil, pepper, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Add rice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Stir in green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 469.9 calories, Carbohydrate 61.3 g, Cholesterol 77.8 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 6.8 g, Protein 28.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 1435.1 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

CRISPY TOFU WITH BLACK PEPPER SAUCE



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What is tofu? It's certainly not boring and tasteless! The crispy vegetarian bean curd is so loaded with flavor in this fried tofu recipe, you'll never shy away from it again. -Nick Iverson, Denver, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
4 green onions
8 ounces extra-firm tofu, drained
3 tablespoons cornstarch
6 tablespoons canola oil, divided
8 ounces fresh sugar snap peas (about 2 cups), trimmed and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons grated fresh gingerroot

Steps:

  • Mix first four ingredients. Mince white parts of green onions; thinly slice green parts., Cut tofu into 1/2-in. cubes; pat dry with paper towels. Toss tofu with cornstarch. In a large skillet, heat 4 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add tofu; cook until crisp and golden brown, 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from pan; drain on paper towels., In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add peas; stir-fry until crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add pepper; cook 30 seconds. Add garlic, ginger and minced green onions; stir-fry 30-45 seconds. Stir in soy sauce mixture; cook and stir until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in tofu and peas. Sprinkle with sliced green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 316 calories, Fat 24g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 583mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE



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In her cookbook, "Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking," Toni Tipton-Martin writes about the Carolina lowcountry tradition of the dish Hoppin' John, as recorded in the "Penn School & Sea Islands Heritage Cookbook." The dish was described as brown field peas cooked with rice to be eaten for good luck throughout the year. In African American communities, the tradition of eating rice and cowpeas dates to a celebration on Dec. 31, 1862, Freedom's Eve. On that day, enslaved Africans congregated in churches in the south, eager to hear the news that the Emancipation Proclamation had set them free. The tradition of eating peas and rice for the new year is now deeply held across cultures throughout the United States and ties to centuries-old folklore that might just lead to better health, prosperity and maybe, just maybe, a bit more luck.

Provided by Kayla Stewart

Categories     dinner, beans, main course, side dish

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound dried black-eyed peas, picked over for stones, rinsed, soaked in water overnight, and drained
3/4 pound salt pork or bacon, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 small onion, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, minced
6 cups chicken stock, store-bought or homemade
1/2 cup diced (1/4-inch) ham (2 1/2 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Fine salt and black pepper
1 cup long-grain rice

Steps:

  • Soak the black-eyed peas in cold water overnight, then drain when ready to cook.
  • In a large saucepan, cook the salt pork over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp and the fat is rendered, about 6 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and cook until just translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock, drained black-eyed peas, ham, red-pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer over medium-low heat, skimming any foam that rises to the surface, until tender, about 1 hour.
  • Taste and season with more salt as desired. Stir in the rice. Cover and return the pot to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then serve.

Tips:

  • Choose firm or extra-firm tofu: This will help the tofu hold its shape better when cooking.
  • Press the tofu before cooking: This will help remove excess water and make the tofu more flavorful.
  • Use a variety of seasonings: Tofu is a blank canvas, so feel free to experiment with different herbs, spices, and sauces.
  • Don't be afraid to cook tofu at a high temperature: This will help create a crispy exterior and a tender interior.
  • Serve tofu with your favorite sides: Rice, vegetables, and black-eyed peas are all great options.

Conclusion:

Tofu is a versatile and delicious protein that can be used in a variety of dishes. With its mild flavor and ability to absorb other flavors, tofu is a great option for vegetarians and vegans alike. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a more elaborate dish for a special occasion, there's a tofu recipe out there for you. So next time you're looking for a healthy and flavorful protein, give tofu a try!

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