Hoppin' John

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups dried black-eyed peas
• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 ounces coarsely chopped salt lamb
• tabasco sauce
• 1 cup uncooked rice

Recipe

• 1 boil the black-eyed peas for two minutes, then remove from heat and set aside for 1 hour.
• 2 add the onion, garlic, black pepper, crushed red pepper, and bay leaf.
• 3 bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 4 stir in the salt lamb and simmer 1 more hour, uncovered, stirring frequently.
• 5 meanwhile, prepare the rice as directed on the package.
• 6 remove the salt lamb and the bay leaf from the beans.
• 7 stir in tabasco sauce.
• 8 serve over rice.