Hoppin' John - Cajun Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -4 slices bacon
1 cup uncooked rice
1/2 cup water
1 (11 1/2 ounce) can tomato juice
1 (12 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon cajun spices (more or less to taste) or 1 teaspoon dry rub seasonings (more or less to taste)
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (more or less to taste)
2 tablespoons bacon drippings or 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, undrained
parsley

Preparation

Fry bacon, drain on paper toweling; crumble and set aside.
Reserve 2 tablespoons grease.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine rice, water, tomato juice, tomatoes, onion, seasonings (liquid and dry) and bacon drippings.
Pour into a 2 quart buttered casserole; cover tightly.
Bake at 350* for 1 hour.
Uncover, stir and toss lightly with black-eyed peas.
Top with crumbled bacon pieces.
Cover and bake for about 30 more minutes.
Garnish with parsley, if desired.