Recipe: Perfect Hoppin' John

Hoppin' John.

You can cook Hoppin' John using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Hoppin' John

1. It's 1 lb of Dried black eyed or feild peas.
2. It's 3 of Bacon slices, chopped.
3. It's 8 oz of Onion, chopped.
4. Prepare 1 of Chicken stock.
5. You need 1 lb of Long grain rice.
6. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of Red pepper flakes.

Hoppin' John step by step

1. Rinse & sort peas. Cook peas in half water & stock till tender.Drain the peas reserving liquid..
2. Fry the bacon in a large saute pan , add onions & cook till translucent add 28 fluid ounces of the reserved liquid , stir in rice & cooked peas..
3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer.Without stirring until rice is cooked & liquid absorbed. Approximately 20mins.
4. Season to taste with salt & pepper.

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