Creole Black-Eyed Peas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 qt. boiling water
1 lb. dried black-eyed peas
1 onion, diced
1/2 lb. lean bacon, cut into strips (thin)
1 tsp. salt
1 dried red pepper, crushed
1 c. rice, cooked and drained
1 1/2 lb. raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
6 scallions, trimmed and sliced

Preparation

Combine water, black-eyed peas, onion, bacon, salt and red pepper.
Cook on low heat 2 hours.
Add rice; cook 20 minutes. Stir in shrimp and scallions.
Cook 10 minutes.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.