Traditional Hopping John

Name: Traditional Hopping John
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 1/4 cup onions diced; 1/2 each sweet red bell peppers diced; 2 cups black-eyed peas canned, frozen or cooked; 2 cups water; 1/2 cup rice; 1 x kale or any greens, optional; 1 x salt and black pepper to taste

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
1/4 cup onions diced
1/2 each sweet red bell peppers diced
2 cups black-eyed peas canned, frozen or cooked
2 cups water
1/2 cup rice
1 x kale or any greens, optional
1 x salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Dice bacon, brown in dutch oven with onion and pepeprs, until bacon is crisp and vegetables are soft.
2

Add peas and rice.
3

then water.
4

Cover and simmer over very low heat about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.
5

For extra luck add collard greens, kale, mustard greens, etc.
6

for extra wealth (the green color symbolizes money).
7

Salt and pepper to taste.
8

Add a dash of hot sauce (to taste).