Black-Eyed Peas with Celery (Mavromatika me Selino) – St Nicholas Monemvasia

Ingredients

• 3 bunches of celery (approx. 1kg), chopped
• 2 leeks , sliced
• 5 spring onions , chopped
• 1 brown onion , diced
• 2 garlic cloves , sliced
• 2 tins of pre-cooked black-eyed peas (800g), drained and rinsed
• 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste
• 300ml chopped tomatoes
• 125ml white wine
• 50ml water (reserved from boiling the celery)
• 1 lemon , freshly squeezed
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste