Hoppin' John

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup ham, diced
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup black-eyed peas, picked over and rinsed
• 1 cup rice, cooked
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare black eyed peas overnight or quick method. (i boiled for 5 min, brought to boil and simmered for one hour.).
• 2 dice ham and remove as much fat as possible.
• 3 chop onion.
• 4 combine onion and ham in dutch oven, stir over medium heat until onions start to wilt.
• 5 add chili powder.
• 6 add cooked beans with any remaining cooking liquid.
• 7 add water so that there is about a total of one cup liquid.
• 8 add rice.
• 9 cover, simmer for 10 minutes.
• 10 add salt and pepper if needed.