Hoppin' John

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried black-eyed peas
• 1/4 lb salt lamb, diced
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup rice, uncooked
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• tabasco sauce
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak peas overnight, drain.
• 2 add salt lamb, green pepper and onion.
• 3 cover with water and simmer 2 hours or until peas are tender.
• 4 cook rice according to package directions.
• 5 when peas are done and water has cooked very low, add rice and remaining ingredients.
• 6 cover and cook over low heat until all liquid is absorbed.
• 7 serve hot