Hoppin' John

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

The table

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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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1render

2sweat 8 min

goes in with what step 1 made

3simmer covered 50 min

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4cook covered 20 min

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5finish

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 18 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
28 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 28 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 1 hr 45 min.

  1. render

    not timedfrom the start

  2. sweat 8 min

    8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  3. simmer covered 50 min

    50 minwalk away(read off the step)8 min in

  4. cook covered 20 min

    20 minneeds you(assumed)58 min in

  5. finish

    not timed1 hr 18 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

You'll need Dutch oven

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Hoppin' John
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: beans, rice, southern, pork, stovetop
>> counters: Meat and Three
>> aka: hopping john, peas and rice, black-eyed peas and rice
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr 45 min
>> step.1: render
>> step.2: sweat 8 min
>> step.3: simmer covered 50 min
>> step.4: cook covered 20 min
>> step.5: finish

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

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

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

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