Hopping John (modified)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup rice, uncooked (i used uncle bens)
• 1 cup ham stock (i used penzy's ham base to make the ham broth)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup canadian bacon, fully cooked, chopped (your favorite brand)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
• salt and pepper, to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the 1 cup ham broth if using a base, or bullion. make sure the base is well dissolved before adding to cooking pot. (i used 1 teaspoons penzy's ham base to 1 cup water.).
• 2 chop canadian bacon into small pieces so you will get a little in each bite. drain and rinse black eye peas. set both aside.
• 3 add 1/3 cup water to pot, add prepared ham broth, and add the half cup of uncooked rice. bring rice liquid to a boil over medium high heat, then stir in black eye peas and ham. as soon as rice liquid returns to a boil, cover pot, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook to rice directions. (uncle bens was 20 minutes. your time may be slightly different.).
• 4 note: if your rice mixture looks too dry near the end, you can mix in a little water, or ham broth to make it more moist. if it's way too wet you can uncover mixture, stir, and cook a little longer until some of the excess moisture evaporates.