Hopping John Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups dried black eyed peas
1/2 pound salt pork, quartered
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 1/2 cups water
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon red pepper
Directions
Sort and wash peas; place in a Dutch oven.
Cover with water 2 inches above peas; let soak 8 hours.
Drain.
Return peas to saucepan; add salt pork, onion, and green pepper.
Cover with water, and simmer, covered, 2 hours or until peas are tender and water has cooked very low.
Add 2 1/2 cups water, rice, and seasonings to peas.
Cover and cook over low heat 20 minutes or until rice is done.
Cover with water 2 inches above peas; let soak 8 hours.
Drain.
Return peas to saucepan; add salt pork, onion, and green pepper.
Cover with water, and simmer, covered, 2 hours or until peas are tender and water has cooked very low.
Add 2 1/2 cups water, rice, and seasonings to peas.
Cover and cook over low heat 20 minutes or until rice is done.
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