6 pods hot bean Recipes

honey, water, cinnamon sticks, whole vanilla bean pod (about 3 in/7.5 cm long), in/2.5-cm strip orange rind, chunk from a whole nutmeg, or 1/4 tsp ground, vodka

olive oil, fresh hot italian sausages (about 5), fully cooked andouille sausages (about 4), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, low-salt chicken broth, freshly shucked black-eyed peas (from 1 generous lb peas in pod) or 1 11-oz container shucked fresh black-eyed peas, romano beans or string beans, trimmed, cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces, grape tomatoes, minced fresh thyme

sliced chinese barbecue pork (, buy in china-town or make your own ), firm tofu , sliced domino size, pea pods, strings removed, oil (vegetable, canola, peanut), cornstarch , in a little water (for binder), drops sesame oil, minced garlic, minced ginger, minced shredded scallions or 2, szechuan hot bean sauce, dark soy sauce, dry sherry, salt (optional), sugar, hot pepper sauce (optional), chicken stock, extra hot sauce (as desired)

fresh green beans, shelled fresh black-eyed peas (about 1/2 lb), bacon drippings, cabbage, finely shredded, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, potatoes, peeled and cubed, carrots, scraped and sliced, fresh okra , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, onion, chopped, hot red pepper pod, seeded and chopped, salt, pepper