Hoppin' John with Michael's Home Cooking

Want good luck for 2017? This is suppose to do it for you if you have this Hoppin' John on New Year's Day.
Ingredients:
4 slices bacon
1/4 cup celery
1/4 cup green bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried red pepper or cajun seasoning
1 cup onion
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup of dried black eye peas that were soaked in water overnight
1 bay leaf or two
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried garlic
4 roma tomatoes or 1 large tomato cut up
1 and 1/2 cups long grain white rice
2 more cups chicken broth
Fresh parsley if desired

Cook bacon and render the fat.
Add your celery, bell pepper, dried thyme, red pepper and cup of onion. Add 4 cups broth, black eye peas, bay leaf and dried parsley and cook for 25 minutes.

Add your tomato and rice and cook for 20 minutes.
Allow to rest for 5 minutes to steam rice.
Add your fresh parsley if you are using.

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