Spicy Cowpeas with Bacon

Name: Spicy Cowpeas with Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 cup black eyed peas (cowpeas) soaked overnight; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 spring onion chopped; 1 cup bacon chopped; 1 green pepper chopped; 3 cups chicken gizzards; 2 bay leaves; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 750 ml Knorr vegetable stock pot; water for mixing; Knorr chakalaka soup; 1 handful of fresh mixed herbs to serve

3 People
105 min.
easy

Start drooling for a delectable cowpeas dish with smoky bacon, chicken gizzards and green peppers. Make it lekker with some local flavour by adding Knorr Chakalaka Soup to this meaty one-pot wonder.

Ingredients

1 cup black eyed peas (cowpeas) soaked overnight
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 spring onion chopped
1 cup bacon chopped
1 green pepper chopped
3 cups chicken gizzards
2 bay leaves
3 sprigs fresh thyme
750 ml Knorr vegetable stock pot
water for mixing
Knorr chakalaka soup
1 handful of fresh mixed herbs to serve

Cooking Method

Heat oil, and fry onion until soft.
Add bacon, pepper, gizzards, bay leaves, thyme, cowpeas and water or stock.
Cook until soft.
In a jug, mix water and Knorr Chakalaka Soup to form a smooth paste. Stir into the soup, and let it simmer for 45 minutes.
Serve with mixed herbs.