Saigon Hoppin' John

9 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried black-eyed peas
  • 1 cup uncooked rice
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 4 inches lemon grass, bruised and cut into 4 sections, plus 1 stalk for garnish
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • Black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash peas in a strainer; soak 4 hours in ample fresh water.
  2. 2
    When ready, boil 6 cups water in a 4-quart pot.
  3. 3
    Add peas, and maintain a low boil, uncovered, 25 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add all remaining ingredients but the extra lemon grass stalk and the cilantro; when mixture comes to a boil again, reduce to simmer, and cook, covered, 20 minutes.
  5. 5
    Add cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.
  6. 6
    Adjust consistency to soupiness with water, if necessary, and serve in bowls, steaming hot, with an inch of fresh lemon grass.

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