Hoppin' John

Name: Hoppin' John
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups dried black-eyed peas; 4 cups water; 1 1/2 cups chopped onions; 3 cloves minced garlic; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 bay leaf; 8 ounces coarsely chopped salt pork; Tabasco sauce; 1 cup uncooked white rice

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups dried black-eyed peas
4 cups water
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
3 cloves minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
8 ounces coarsely chopped salt pork
Tabasco sauce
1 cup uncooked white rice

Directions

1

Boil the black-eyed peas for two minutes, then remove from heat and set aside for 1 hour.
2

Add the onion, garlic, black pepper, crushed red pepper, and bay leaf.
3

Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
4

Stir in the salt pork and simmer 1 more hour, uncovered, stirring frequently.
5

Meanwhile, prepare the rice as directed on the package.
6

Remove the salt pork and the bay leaf from the beans.
7

Stir in Tabasco sauce.
8

Serve over rice.