Cookbook:Hoppin John

Hoppin John
Category	Rice recipes
Servings	8
Time	1 hour
Difficulty

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Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• ½ cup diced celery
• ½ cup diced bell pepper
• 4½ cups water
• 2 packs long grain rice (3–4 cups cooked)
• 3 cans black-eyed peas
• 3 jalapeños, seeded and diced (about ½ cup)

Procedure

1. Brown bacon in large Dutch oven, remove, and reserve 2 tablespoons of grease in pan.
2. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper, and sauté 5 minutes.
3. Add rice and seasoning packet, water, and black-eyed peas; cover and simmer 25 minutes.
4. Add bacon and jalapeños, cover and heat 5–10 minutes more.

See also

• Cookbook:Hopping John with Pinto or Great Northern Beans