Title: Hoppin' John
Categories: Vegetables, Main dish
Yield: 6 servings
1 c Frozen black-eyed peas
4 c Water
2 ts Salt
1 c Uncooked rice
4 ea Slices fried bacon
1 ea Medium onion
Fry bacon; remove from skillet. Chop onion and fry in bacon grease.
Crumble bacon.
Boil peas in salted water until just barely tender. Drain peas, reserving 1 cup of liquid.
Place rice, peas, 1 cup of pea liquid, onion, bacon grease and crumbled bacon in top of rice steamer. Cook until rice is done.
Tip: Rice will cook quicker if pea liquid is heated to boiling before adding to other ingredients in top of rice steamer.