Stewed Green Peas With Sausage

Name: Stewed Green Peas With Sausage
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: latin american
Ingredients: 1 pound dried whole green peas; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup olive oil; 3 chorizo sausages, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds; 2 tablespoons sofrito (see recipe); 1/4 cup tomato sauce; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 pound peeled and seeded pumpkin, cut into bite-size pieces

Recipe from Oswald Rivera

Adapted by Elaine Louie

Total Time: 50 minutes
Rating: 4(8)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

1pound dried whole green peas
1teaspoon salt
½cup olive oil
3chorizo sausages, sliced into ¼-inch rounds
2tablespoons sofrito (see recipe)
¼cup tomato sauce
1teaspoon dried oregano
½pound peeled and seeded pumpkin, cut into bite-size pieces

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Preparation

Step 1
Soak peas overnight in a bowl with water to cover.
Step 2
Drain and rinse under cold running water. Place in heavy kettle or Dutch oven with 3 cups fresh water and salt. Boil, covered, over moderate-high heat for 20 minutes.
Step 3
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet. Add sausages and stir-fry over moderate heat for 5 minutes. Add sofrito, tomato sauce and oregano. Saute another 5 minutes. Add to green peas.
Step 4
Add pumpkin to green peas. Stir, cover and cook for 20 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Serve with ric