Hoppin' John

also called hopping john · peas and rice · black-eyed peas and rice

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The table

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4 slices(chopped)baconrendersweat 8 minsimmer covered 50 mincook covered 20 minfinish
1 largeyellow onion
2 ribscelery
3 clovesgarlic
1 1/2 cups(280 g; soaked overnight)dried black-eyed peas
5 cups(1.2 L)chicken stock
1bay leaf
1/4 tspcayenne
1 cup(200 g)long-grain white rice
2 tspkosher salt
1 Tbscider vinegar
3(sliced)scallions
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2sweat 8 min

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3simmer covered 50 min

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4cook covered 20 min

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 18 min2 of 5 steps give no time
Needs you
about 28 min
If you get it wrong
Unforgiving — the peas get their fifty minutes before the rice goes near them, or they stay hard in a pot that cannot cook on without turning to paste
What you'll wash
One thing — the Dutch oven
Does it keep
3 days — the peas hold and the rice does not, so it is nearer a stew each time you warm it
  1. render

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  2. sweat 8 min

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  3. simmer covered 50 min

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  4. cook covered 20 min

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  5. finish

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You'll need Dutch oven

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>> title: Hoppin' John
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: beans, rice, southern, pork, stovetop
>> counters: Meat and Three, One Pot
>> aka: hopping john, peas and rice, black-eyed peas and rice
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr 45 min
>> slack: unforgiving — the peas get their fifty minutes before the rice goes near them, or they stay hard in a pot that cannot cook on without turning to paste
>> washing-up: the Dutch oven
>> keeps: 3 days — the peas hold and the rice does not, so it is nearer a stew each time you warm it

>> step: render
Render @bacon{4%slices}(chopped) in a #Dutch oven{} until crisp.

>> step: sweat 8 min
Sweat @&(~1)bacon{} with @yellow onion{1%large}, @celery{2%ribs}, and @garlic{3%cloves} for ~{8%min}.

>> step: simmer covered 50 min
Simmer @&(~1)base{} covered for ~{50%min} with @dried black-eyed peas{1 1/2%cups}(280 g; soaked overnight), @chicken stock{5%cups}(1.2 L), @bay leaf{1}, and @cayenne{1/4%tsp}.

>> step: cook covered 20 min
Cook @&(~1)peas{} covered for ~{20%min} with @long-grain white rice{1%cup}(200 g) and @kosher salt{2%tsp}.

>> step: finish
Finish @&(~1)hoppin' john{} with @cider vinegar{1%Tbs} and @scallions{3}(sliced).