Hoppin' John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. purple hull peas (canned)
2 onions, peeled and sliced
4 chopped hot peppers
1 c. uncooked rice
6 slices bacon
2 c. diced ham or diced Spam
2 c. hot water

Preparation

Brown bacon in Dutch oven or large pan with a lid.
Drain bacon; pour off all bacon grease except 2 tablespoons.
Brown onions, peppers and dry rice in bacon grease.
Add peas, undrained.
Add water.
Simmer, covered, until rice is cooked. Add ham and crumbled bacon.
Serve with corn bread.