Just Enough Hoppin' John

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Just Enough Hoppin' John
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Canned beans are creeping up alarmingly in price. Soon I may have to go back to using dry beans exclusively. One pound of dry beans usually yields between 3 and 4 cups of cooked beans. And one 15 ounce can, usually contains a smidgen under 2 cups of drained beans. are you with me so far? So, one can of beans is about the same as 1/2 pound or 1 cup dry beans. This is all far from exact, it all depends on the type of bean and the amount of liquid in the cans, etc... but bean recipes are very forgiving.
This usually calls for a ham hock, I don't run across them singly that often. It can probably do nicely with one smoked pig foot. It is usually easier for me to turn up with part of a baked ham.

HOPPING JOHN

1 teaspoon oil
1 very small onion
1 teaspoon garlic
¼" thick piece baked ham end, (about 6 ounces)
1 can (15 ounce) black-eyed peas
1½ cups water
½ cup long-grained rice
Dash red pepper flakes
Salt
Pepper

DIRECTIONS FOR CANNED BEANS
Dice onion, garlic, and ham.
Sauté onion and garlic in oil about 1 minute, until onion is
translucent
Add ham, black eyed peas and water.
Add rice and simmer 15 -20 minutes or until the rice is cooked and water is absorbed.
Turn the heat off and let sit about 5 minutes before serving.
SLOWCOOK - 7-8 hours on low adding the rice an hour before the end.
SLOWCOOK - 4-5 hours on high adding the rice a half hour before the end.

DIRECTIONS FOR DRY BEANS
Dice onion, garlic, and ham.
Sauté onion and garlic in oil about 1 minute, until onion is translucent
Add ham, 1 cup black eyed peas and water.
Simmer 1 hour until the black eyed peas are tender.
Stir in rice and cook until rice is tender, another 20 minutes.
Add ¼ cup more water if necessary.
Turn the heat off and let sit about 5 minutes before serving.
SLOWCOOK - 10-12 hours on low adding the rice an hour before the end.
SLOWCOOK - 7-8 hours on high adding the rice an hour before the end.