Hopping John

Category: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 c Long-grain rice, uncooked

1 tb olive oil

1/4 c White vinegar

1/2 ts Salt

6 tb Onions chopped

5 1/2 c Water

2/3 c Diced lower-salt reduced-fat

1 ts Dried whole oregano

1 1/4 c Dried black-eyed peas

1/4 ts Hot sauce

1 1/3 c Onions chopped

3 Garlic minced


Directions

Combine 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped onion and white vinegar. Let stand 30 minutes; drain and set aside. Sort and wash dried black-eyed peas; place in a large Dutch oven. Add 5-1/2 cups water and salt; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 35 minutes. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add 1-1/3 cups onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat, and add to peas. Stir in rice, oregano, and hot sauce; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in ham, and cook an additional 10 minutes. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup pea mixture and 1 tablespoon onion mixture). NOTES : Serve with onion mixture. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #357 Recipe by: Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1993, page 55 From: Terry Pogue <tpogue@idsonline.com> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 15:49:41 -465800

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