Hoppin' John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dry black-eyed peas
6 slices bacon
3/4 c. chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 c. regular rice
2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Rinse
peas
and
combine
with
8
cups water in large saucepan;
bring
to boil.\tBoil for 2 minutes and remove from heat letting stand for 1 hour.
Drain, reserving 6 cups of the cooking
liquid.
In
a
heavy
3-quart
saucepan, cook bacon, onion
and garlic until bacon is crisp and onion is tender but not brown.
Remove bacon and drain on paper towel.
Set aside while stirring peas into mixture in saucepan.
Bring to boil, cover
and reduce heat.
Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in crumbled bacon.
Serve immediately.