Simple Vegetarian Hoppin' John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups dried black-eyed peas
4 cups water
2 chili peppers (fresh, one chopped, one whole)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large onion (chopped)
1 cup brown rice (raw)
2 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup wild rice

Preparation

Rinse and sort black-eyed.
Combine with water, and boil gently 2 minutes.
Remove from heat, take off heat, and cover for one hour.
Return to heat, bring to a boil, then cook over low heat 30 minutes.
Add peppers, salt, and onion, and continue to simmer gently until done, about 1 1/2 hours until done.
While beans are continuing to cook, start the rice.
Bring the 2 1/2 cups of water and butter to a boil.
Slowly stir the rice into the boiling water.
Cover and simmer gently 20 minutes.
Remove cover, add wild rice, stir gently, and cover again, simmering for another 30 minutes.
Uncover for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
Serve rice covered with the hot black-eyed peas and generous amounts of their sauce.