Hoppin' John
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Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Holiday Recipes, Weekend Cooking
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Serves: 6-8 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pound of bacon, diced
  • 1 16-ounce jar of mild banana peppers (with juice), chopped
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ pound dried black-eyed peas, cooked (about 2 cups) or 2 15-ounce cans black-eyed peas
  • ¼ teaspoon oregano
  • ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups cooked long-grain rice
Instructions
  1. Cook bacon in a medium pot over medium-low heat until the bacon is crispy. Set bacon aside. *If using dried black eyed peas, cook according to package directions. This step may take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
  2. Place the onion and banana peppers in the same frying pan as the bacon grease and sauté until they begin to brown, about 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic, stir well and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
  3. Add the black eyed peas, Worcestershire sauce and dried herbs. Stir to combine and cook another 4-5 minutes.
  4. Stir in 2 cups of cooked minute rice and the cooked bacon. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or transfer to a crock pot and keep warm on the lowest heat setting until serving.
Recipe by In Good Taste at http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/hoppin-john/