Pick and Cook Fresh Purple Hull Peas Recipe Tutorial with CVC

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[@karenhampton7229]

The Wonderful Simple Memories of Me growing up in Mississippi and sitting on the porch shelling beans & shucking corn. Thank you for showing things like this at such crazy times in our society.

[@kimhoneycutt6258]

I loved shelling peas and snapping beans with my mother. Such a wonderful memory!❤ I was never fond of shuckin' corn...the worms grossed me out 😂

[@wintersgerry5013]

I’m from Mississippi too 🤣

[@michellewilliams8061]

Nothing better than fresh from the shelling dish pan Purple Hull peas!!! My Granny adds more water because purple hulls have always been served over Fry bread the pot liquor is awesome

[@michelepritchett7667]

Nothing better than the fresh peas from the garden. ❤

[@randymiller3949]

This reminds me of growing up in Gordon Alabama...about 20 miles south of Dothan Alabama in the 70s. Me & my parents would drive to a friend of my dad's that lived in Ashford Alabama...he had a small garden, & we would pick these garden fresh peas, along with squash, tomatoes, okra & other fresh vegetables. We would go back to the house & sit on the front porch & hull these peas & my dad would play his favorite Tom T Hall country music 8-track tape while we pulled these peas & talked as a family!!! Thank you Tammy for stirring up some WONDERFUL & FORGOTTEN MEMORIES!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.

[@20807shane]

I remember days like that. A shame it’s not as common anymore.

[@princessskate8016]

@@20807shane I know, Shane, it really is. :-)

[@kimhoneycutt6258]

This reminds me so much of the times I spent sitting with my mother and shelling peas. I thought it was fun, we cut up, laughed and talked about all kinds of things. Such a wonderful memory!❤❤ Thank you Tammy, you are a blessing to so many of us!❤

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@datamaker1]

Oh that brings back memories.

[@ML-sy3bn]

When I was a kid, my daddy would call all us 4 y oungins in to help shell purple hulled peas. He loved them and we loved helping our daddy. He could out shell us 3 to 1, but we tried hard to keep up with him. Mamma would serve them in her McCoy pottery bowl. I still have that bowl and dispplay it. Thank for sharing and bringing back happy memories.

[@kathrynreed9724]

I have put up two bushels of purple hull peas and one bushel of pinto beans. I have always cooked them in different kinds of meat, but I will cook some this week and use the beef broth. I had my 5 year checkup today of my breast cancer and good reports. I only have to go back yearly to my Oncologist unless something else shows up. I have been blessed.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Yes what a blessing Kathryn!

[@kimhoneycutt6258]

CONGRATULATIONS!

[@gemmaavary4996]

PRAISE GOD FOR THE AWESOME NEWS♡♡♡ GOD BLESS YOU♡♡♡ GOD IS OMNIPOTENT ♡♡♡

[@sheryladams1964]

That is so good!!!

[@maewelles8603]

I love purple hulls❤️ even better than black eyed!

[@debbyparker4436]

Me too , I think purple hulls are less starchy 👍

[@daisylove785]

Purple Hull peas are so good! My favorite!!!

[@TheTAMMY97]

Watching this show. Makes me miss my moms cooking.

[@miragedesert8405]

Purple hull was my favorite. Thank you so much!

[@jackiehoyle510]

These are my very favorite !! Yum

[@kathyglaze8919]

My Dad planted them every year in his garden one of our favorite peas ..I remember shelling purple hull peas until my fingers were sore..but so worth it come cooking time and yours look delicious making me hungry here at midnight ..lol

[@theresagarcia4823]

Yes,looks so delicious. Thank you.

[@coreansanders8278]

best peas in the south and world

[@dianejohanson98]

Bought some at a fruit stand last week. I cooked them with chicken broth, chopped onion and bits of bacon and a little Cajun seasoning at the end. So good!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Good stuff!

[@LatteBrown]

Purple Hull Peas! My parents raised these every year in their garden. I like all beans and peas, but for some reason these were special. Thanks for the video and the memories!

[@LatteBrown]

Wow, after reading the comments, these peas brought back memories for a lot of us!

[@amyschaefer1140]

I had some for the first time ever last week. Delicious!

[@debbiealtman4572]

Yes these look good. Never had purple peas. Have to try.

[@princessskate8016]

Lord Tammy and Chris! I have shelled many a Purple-Hull pea with my precious late Mother. Purple Hulls were her favorite. We called it shelling a "mess" of peas. You have to look for little worms too. My Mother would cook Purple Hull peas, fried field corn, fried okra, fresh sliced garden tomatoes, fresh cucumbers, green onions, banana pepper, cornbread, and iced sweet tea with some cut lemon on the table. What I would give to eat her good cooking again! God Bless you both for being old-timey from my generation like me. :-)

[@kathythompson2029]

You just named off one of the best dinners you could ever hope to eat. Brought tears tomy eyes remembering my Mother and grandmother cooking the same things from the garden.

[@princessskate8016]

@@kathythompson2029 Ah, thank you. You must have been raised in the south too. I am not, but totally could be, a vegetarian. I was raised on garden only meals with cornbread and sweet iced tea. Tonight I had fried corn, fried okra with green tomatoes, fried potatoes with onions, crowder peas, cornbread, onion, and cut up cucumbers-and a glass of sweet iced tea. No meat. You eat like I do. Isn't it satisfying and so good, Kathy? :-)

[@kathymclain2632]

Purple hull are my favorite too!

[@lindafrazier8799]

Oh wow they are perfect!

[@sheryladams1964]

So good! Picked and shelled them with my mother in law. Precious memories. ♥️

[@sweetiepie7840]

We love them too. My favorite!

[@debbyparker4436]

Oh man back in east Texas in the 60's I'd be out on the porch shelling peas... purple hulls , lady peas , cream peas , field peas ... whatever the truck farmer was selling that week...my mamaw cooked them with a BIG slab of pork belly , salt and pepper and that's all.... SOOOO good with her buttermilk white cornbread. She made beans and peas every day and a big dry cured ham every week , we ate so much ❤️ I think

[@deborahjean7576]

Well I have been picking and shelling our purple hull peas they are really good this year!

[@CeCe2571]

Purple Hull peas are my favorite. When I would spend summers in MS with my grandma I would get a purple thumb from shelling peas.

[@GradeBmoviefan]

Lord, I love purple hull peas! They are my favorites! ❤️

[@SewTexas]

I remember going to my granddaddy's in the summer in Mississippi sitting on the porch with my grandma and Mom shelling peas, and they were so good.

[@rashaunjones1027]

Love those, especially with fried pork chops!

[@rennierad]

Thumbs up ! ❤

[@rebeccabrakefield5860]

Yummy....between these peas and okra your way, makes me want some soooo much!

[@gayzelleparker5134]

I love these peas. I freeze mine so I can have them during the winter.

[@evelynpoplin1042]

GOSH THOSE PEAS ARE SO GOOD 🤗

[@kimhoneycutt6258]

Hello from Lexington, North Carolina!❤ Just a safety tip for lighting your burner the old fashioned way. Put your lighter near the burner and start your flame, THEN turn the gas on. That way the gas won't build up too much and WOOF on you. Then put your pot on the burner. We wouldn't want you to get hurt!!❤❤

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Ok thanks!

[@kimhoneycutt6258]

@@CollardValleyCooks 👍❤

[@williecunnings3759]

I'm from middle Georgia. We grew lots of these and I have shelled many many bushels of these peas. We called them purple hull crowders. We blanched them and froze them in plastic bags.

[@gemmaavary4996]

The purple hull crowder is a different pea. I went to my aunt and uncles a few days ago and picked the purple hull crowder peas. They are rounder than the pink eye. Both are Delicious peas. But my favorite is the pink eye. GOD BLESS YOU ♡♡♡

[@bebebutterfield7699]

Thank you. I've been in love with those peas sing I was 9.

[@wandadevers9598]

So good! Ours are almost ready. I have five rows and will hopefully have a lot to freeze. I usually put them in a colander and rinse that way.

[@princessskate8016]

Wanda Devers-Do you do anything other than rinse them before freezing them? If not, then this sounds like a great way to freeze peas. :-)

[@brendaritchie6210]

Good 5:00pm. Evening in ole Missouri havent heard that type of beans. That I can remember. It's a 1st. For me. And I grew up in the country 😃 Brenda.

[@armeyf]

Adore these types of peas! Wish we could get them fresh here.

[@barbararuiz3638]

I helped my daughter put up her first garden, and she planted purple hulls. I love them too! And she pays me off in veggies lol, what is you favorite beef broths? Love your videos ☀️

[@carlamcgregor6514]

Girl, have you not shelled lots of purplehull peas? We raise them every year and I'd be shelling all day the way you're doing it. Open very top of pea and slide your thumb all the way down, making quick work of it. When you have 5 gallon buckets full to shell, got to get them done! We usually put abt 20-30 quart bags in freezer every year. Sure are good in the winter. Love your show!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

If I had a 5 gallon bucket I would have a big bowl full of pea pods and I would be doing what you explained. I only had a gallon bag 3/4 full. You know I grew up on family farm of about 200 acres. I know how to work, how to milk, how to do a lot. I do not take pleasure in telling others they are doing something wrong 😕 I am not sure what people are thinking 🤔 when they think they know how to do things so much better than someone else. Why is that?

[@ktspirit1]

Some peas are easier to pop out and some to zip out with a thumbnail. If I get some little, immature peas in a batch, I just snap those and throw them in with the rest. Yum.

[@carlamcgregor6514]

Tammy, there was no intent of telling you that you were shelling peas wrong. Everyone does things their own way. I was merely stating how I did them when I had so many to do. I have, though, recently discovered automated pea shelters and they are wonderful and so fast. Enjoy your show so much. We have very similar cooking styles, but I have learned a lot from you! Again, I'm sorry if I offended you. Oh, and I just made your peanutbutter pie. Taste great! 👍😊

[@CollardValleyCooks]

@@carlamcgregor6514 I am glad you liked it!

[@leahaglenn554]

My daddy grew them and my mother served them on homemade cornbread with chow chow relish. Makes me cry to think on it. I finally have enough land to grow my own and I’m on it tonight.

[@jarendagarner9488]

My favorite!

[@conniewhaley-bass4458]

Yummy !!! Thanks for sharing💕💯

[@patprettyman3792]

Love your recipe! I am so excited because I ordered your set of scoops yesterday. Pat from Oregon

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@billyburton6687]

Enjoyed yalls video

[@lindadavidson2237]

I planted late and am still waiting on mine. This is really making me hungry!

[@Idealstarva]

When is the best time to plant

[@lindadavidson2237]

@@Idealstarva I live where it gets really hot early so normally March for me, and another planting in September.

[@Linda-in9ns]

Very interesting, never had them. 🌞🌈💚

[@sylvialmartel]

I just cooked some with a ham bone with lots of ham on it, I cooked till meat was falling off the ham and then added several whole scrubbed potatoes at the end. Cook just till Tatars was fork done, I don't like the taters to fall apart in them, I like for them to stay whole. I like to cut up on the side with sour cream. and had rice to go with it..yum yum.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Good stuff!

[@misscecilmutule-instagram]

Am from kenya and in my region we still grow them, we even eat the young tender leaves. Am glad to know the English name since I never knew they are eaten all over.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Cool to know!

[@princessskate8016]

miss cecil-Purple hull peas and okra have been in the USA all my life and I am over 60 years old. :-)

[@kathyakamimi4989]

Peas, girl!! Peas!!! 😊😊😊😊

[@emilyrichardson5079]

Perfect! I also have some videos in my playlist!🏆🏆🏆

[@jennamorris4651]

I’m growing purple hull peas for the first time and my new goal is to hopefully harvest enough peas to make them this way! Thank you!

[@lorilyons6073]

Will try those peas sometime

[@lululemon6203]

Love these but my favorites are cream 40’s!

[@princessskate8016]

Lulu Lemon-I am not familiar with "Cream 40's" Are they peas?

[@lululemon6203]

Princess Skate yes a little green pea that cooks out green & are kinda hard to shell but so worth the taste! ✝️🌷☮️

[@brendahunt5389]

You will have purple fingers 😉

[@20807shane]

Don’t get em often anymore but I remember em when I was young, they’d have a thicker gravy like juice and they’d have bacon in em. How ya thicken the juice?

[@ktspirit1]

Just uncover the peas and let more water cook out.

[@CeCe2571]

20807shane yes, I think there’s a skill to making that gravy juice...I have been trying to figure it out too. It’s the best

[@wilmaburrgooch981]

I love peas , never ate these

[@marryeverett9393]

Never had them that I know of. My dad was an awesome in the garden when he,was alive , but he never grew that. I know I would like it tho.

[@princessskate8016]

marry everett-Are you from the south? If not, then maybe that is why he didn't plant purple hulls. Maybe it is a southern thing-not sure. :-)

[@marryeverett9393]

@@princessskate8016 I'm from southern Mo.

[@lorilyons6073]

Tammy , I fixed your cube steak and dumplings and mashed potatos and fried green tomatos , so delish!!! Thanks! for your recipes!!!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Wonderful!

[@fredlongino6725]

I grew up in south Arkansas just north of Emerson home of the Purple Hull Festival and Tiller Race. Some of the best peas you will ever eat. Only thin I like better is lady or cream peas. Black eyed peas make great pea cakes but I think the others are better by themselves with a side of hot water corn bread and maybe chow chow or homemade chili sauce.

[@ktspirit1]

When I was a kid, we picked these on halves. By far, one of the easiest peas to pick and shell. One of the tastiest, too. At the beginning of the video, I saw what I thought was a big, black king snake, haha. It must have been hose in the garden.

[@RonaldColeman-ef2rc]

Awesome

[@corarowals2399]

Tammy love purple hull peas put same okra in them, little fat back in them, I. Remember those days peeling peas I put onions all in my peas a. little flour water to make a gravy, Enjoy😋😋😋Enjoy send me some,” ❤️❤️❤️🕊🕊stay safe ❤️

[@princessskate8016]

Cora Rowals-My daddy would put several pods of whole okra on top of the peas about 20 minutes before they were done. Good eating! :-)

[@GiGi-ot5ik]

This is the first time I have grown purple hull peas and they are almost ready to pick! You said that you store them in a gallon size bag until you get enough that are ready to shell. Do you put them in the refrigerator until ready to shell? Thank you so much for the recipe! I can't wait to cook them.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Yes I do!

[@wintersgerry5013]

Mamma used fatback or salt meat in her’s 😊

[@princessskate8016]

Winters Gerry-My Mother did too! Mostly salted streak o lean as I remember. She would use a chunk of it and make slices in it so it would sorta butterfly open with the cooking. Kids today-they just don't know! :-)

[@RandeT73]

A friend of mine gets Dixie Lee Peas.

[@lydiacasares1182]

Yummo!!

[@bo2397]

Hey Tammy, Love seeing you today..Those peas looks so good. Where did you get your seeds if you don't mind me asking. You take care of yourself. ❤

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Lowes

[@doghairdontcarelindaniel7531]

2024 June…….relied on you to tell me what to do. Thank u so much. They are cooking now out on my porch now to avoid heat inside. Houston loving y’all

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Hope you enjoy

[@pamp5797]

Tammy please don't even change the music of your introduction. I love it and it makes me smile every time I hear it. So I'm wondering why you wash freshly pulled peas from your garden but you don't wash those dirty dry beans from the store?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Because I am Tammy I guess.

[@TheTAMMY97]

When you left them in the bowl. Did you leave on counter or refrigerate them?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Refrigerator

[@TheTAMMY97]

@@CollardValleyCooks thank you.

[@gemmaavary4996]

Hey sweet Tammy, I Love this video♡♡♡ That's one of my favorite peas too. I could almost smell those peas. I caught myself blowing on those peas to cool them off.....Lol.....HeeHee......So Fresh and Absolutely Delicious ♡♡♡ We Love y'all so very much ♡♡♡ Thank you so very much for sharing with us again ♡♡♡ Y'all are The Best♡♡♡ GOD BLESS EVERYONE ♡♡♡ GOD IS SO GRACIOUS ♡♡♡

[@princessskate8016]

Gemma Avary-Amen! I agree with your words 100%. :-)

[@alicewaters2268]

Put up 18 quarts Saturday.

[@princessskate8016]

Alice Waters-WOW! You go, girl ! :-)

[@judyskountrykakery]

In the South we just cook them in water with Bacon or salt pork and diced onions in them. Oh so good.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

They only thing south of where we live is Florida

[@bitchybecca575]

I love purple hull peas I love red beans speckled butter beans but I like my liquid too be thicker I understand u can smach some peas r beans what ever u r cooking r add cornstarch I am not a big fan of okra so with that being said . What would be a good way to thicken my liquid if I haven't covered it

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Add a little bouillion

[@marietschopp2629]

I’m from the North and cannot find seed for purple hull peas. Can I get the name of where you order your seeds? My folks were from Alabama and I remember them buying seed for butter beans that were speckled and so good. Can’t find that either! Miss the southern cooking and your show has filled a void from losing my parents. So many memories. Thank you!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

We lucked up and found those at Lowes or Home Depot. You may have to order from somewhere else. Glad to have you watching the show!

[@melissaphillips3088]

Never had those! What does these peas taste like? I love peas! Tammy love the color of your finger nail polish. What color is it? What brand?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Sally Hansen Diamond Red! The peas are ghard to describe but not really like black eyed peas, more like limas,

[@melissaphillips3088]

Thanks for that. It is a very pretty polish. I will look for it.

[@conniemiller411]

I’ve always been confused about the difference between purple hull peas, black eyed peas, and field peas....don’t they taste and look the same or not? (Serious question, not trying to be a smarty)

[@garysmith8098]

They taste and look different

[@williecunnings3759]

Black eye peas has a black eye, purple hull has a purple eye, field peas are smaller peas and they have a brown eye. This is an honest answer and not a smart comment. Hope this helps.

[@dianetucker2711]

The black eye pea seems more drier than a pink eye purple hull pea and has a more earthy taste. Field peas are smaller than the other two and has a more savory taste. Pink eye purple hull peas (my personal favorite) has a more green or fresher taste than the other two. That’s MY opinion, hope it helps❣️🥰

[@conniemiller411]

Diane Tucker, yes indeed thanx. Hey I’ve never heard of a pink eye pea until now, I don’t think they sale them around here to even try them out.

[@conniemiller411]

Willie Cunnings, lol 😆

[@melvinatkins998]

Quick question! I have that exact same stove. Do you ever accidentally rub up against the knobs, just enough to where the igniters don’t spark, but just enough to leak gas?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Yes that would happen

[@melvinatkins998]

@@CollardValleyCooks Just wanted to share that with! Always double check the knobs. My only complaint on that stove! Stay safe! 😘

[@victoriamiranda750]

Our these like the beans that when they get more dry you put them in a potato bag and hit them with a stick and it shakes the beans out and it Easter to separate when u empty the bag and u clean them in water then boil them .

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Lord honey I don't know. We didn't do anything like that. I guess you mean you let them dry and cooked them later. I am sure it would work!!

[@winniechilton3553]

Where to buy purple hull peas?

[@daleroth1477]

Hey, I have been wanting to cook my good friend a dish that she remembers from her childhood, peas n cornbread. But, I have not been able to find purple hulls or pink eyes online to buy. Bushs makes them canned but everywhere is sold out. Would you happen to know a company that might ship them to me, canned or dried? I am desperate to make these for her as she is a special friend!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

No I have never ordered them

[@daleroth1477]

@@CollardValleyCooks I ordered the seeds and am going to grow some this summer! When there's a will, there's a way my mom says!

[@maryortiz725]

How many cookbooks. Do you have out ma'am

[@CollardValleyCooks]

2 but another is on the way soon!

[@maryortiz725]

Awesomeness. I will be ordering. My 2 at the end of this month I can't. Wait😁

[@SuziQ1207]

I’m gettung 2 bushels of purple hull peas, 1 bushel of zipper peas and 1 bushel of butter beans tomorrow already shelled. Just curious how you blanch and freeze peas for the freezer. I like to hear different methods. Your fresh peas look so good. I know they were delicious too.

[@jamellesutton2596]

The deer are all our peas off

[@werlegion7719]

cook with a few small okra pods and let the homegrown sliced tomato juice leak into them

[@tappintonature8995]

The green oil is better for you. More fresh

[@Idealstarva]

Can you eat the shell

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I don't think so

[@imari2305]

The closest I've ever had to purple hull peas are black eyed peas which I think they're in the same family of peas.

[@keithstegall1961]

I love that buttery taste.

[@bhayovah]

Aren't these black (purple) eyed peas? We call them choaree in Gujarat India and cook them with potatoes and brinjals (Indian variety of eggplants).

[@chefevilee9566]

Tammy how did y’all end up in Saint Mary’s? Do you feel like you were led by the Lord to go there? Do you still own your house in the mountains of Georgia? Because here’s why I’m asking. I know people that the Lord is leading or I thought down that way. I definitely felt like I was supposed to go to Florida? But I can’t go there for anything. Now some people on KZbin are talking about there being problems and needing to get out of Florida? Well here is a funny thing. With my not ever being able to go to Florida. I mean really I’d have to sit down and tell you all the things that of happened that are crazy. Plus I never had anywhere to go until now. And now I have a place to get out of here the bottom of South Carolina. That’s a whole beautiful story of the Lord you would not believe. So it’s weird like maybe were supposed to go to Florida later? But those whom He loves is giving an escape route to get out of this area for now?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

He opened the door for us to come here and buy this house I believe!

[@jobethgraves7338]

I cook my peas in water with salt added and seasoning with fat back. This is the way my great grandmothers, grandmothers and my mother made them!

[@barbararuiz3638]

I helped my daughter put up her first garden, and she planted purple hulls. I love them too! And she pays me off in veggies lol, what is you favorite beef broths? Love your videos ☀️

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I do not have a particular favorite