Hopping John

Title:
Hopping John

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Meatless,
Vegetables




Ingredients:





     6 tb Chopped onion


   1/4 c  White vinegar


 1 1/4 c  Dried black-eyed peas


 5 1/2 c  Water


   1/2 ts Salt


     1 tb Olive oil


 1 1/3 c  Chopped onion


     3    Cloves garlic, minced


     1 c  Long-grain rice, uncooked


     1 ts Dried whole oregano


   1/4 ts Hot sauce


   2/3 c  Diced lower-salt reduced-fat


          -cooked ham, (3 ounces)






 Combine 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped onion and white vinegar. Let


 stand 30 minutes; drain and set aside.


 


 Sort and wash dried black-eyed peas; place in a large Dutch oven. Add 5-1/2


 cups water and salt; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 35


 minutes.


 


 Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add 1-1/3 cups onion and


 garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat, and add to peas.


 


 Stir in rice, oregano, and hot sauce; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in


 ham, and cook an additional 10 minutes. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1


 cup pea mixture and 1 tablespoon onion mixture).


 


 NOTES : Serve with onion mixture.


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #357


 


 Recipe by: Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1993, page 55


 


 From: Terry Pogue 


 


 Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 15:49:41 -465800