Hoppin' John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup ham, diced
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup black-eyed peas, picked over and rinsed
1 cup rice, cooked
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper

Preparation

Prepare black eyed peas overnight or quick method. (I boiled for 5 min, brought to boil and simmered for one hour.).
Dice ham and remove as much fat as possible.
Chop onion.
Combine onion and ham in dutch oven, stir over medium heat until onions start to wilt.
Add chili powder.
Add cooked beans with any remaining cooking liquid.
Add water so that there is about a total of one cup liquid.
Add rice.
Cover, simmer for 10 minutes.
Add salt and pepper if needed.