Hoppin' John New Year

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked ham or cooked hog jowl-chopped

  (or bacon)
• 1 cup onion

  (diced)
• 2 garlic cloves

  (minced)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil or bacon/hog jowl drippings-divided
• 3 cups rice

  (cooked & hot)
• 15 oz black-eyed peas

  (1 can rinsed and drained )
• salt and pepper

  ( - to taste)
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper

  (- or more to taste preference)
• 4 cups cooked shredded collard greens

Instructions

• 1 In a large skillet, cook ham/hog jowl, onion, and garlic in 1 tbsp oil or
  drippings until lightly browned.
• 2 Stir in rice, peas, cayenne, salt and pepper. Cook until thoroughly heated.
  Remove from skillet.
• 3 Add remaining oil or drippings into the skillet. Add cabbage; saute until
  crisp-tender.
• 4 Add rice and saute 2-3 more minutes.
• 5 Add pea mixture back to the skillet and heat through.
• 6 Transfer to a large serving platter and enjoy.

Nutrition Info