Hoppin' John

Name: Hoppin' John
Ingredients: 1 cup dried black-eyed peas; 10 cups water, divided; 6 slices bacon, coarsley chopped; 3/4 cup onion, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 cup long-cooking rice, uncooked

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup dried black-eyed peas
10 cups water, divided
6 slices bacon, coarsley chopped
3/4 cup onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup long-cooking rice, uncooked

Directions

1

Rinse peas and place in a large saucepan with 6 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand one hour. Drain and rinse.
2

In same pan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain off drippings, reserving 3 tablespoons in pan. Add peas, remaining water, onion, celery, cayenne peper and salt. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer 30 minutes.
3

Add rice; cover and simmer 20 more minutes or until peas and rice are tender.