Blondie's Mom's Hoppin' John

• 1 cup dried black-eyed peas
• 4 cup water
• 3 tsp salt
• 4 slice bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
• 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) whole tomatoes with liquid, chopped
• 4 cup water

1. Cover peas with water.
2. Allow to soak several hours, or overnight.
3. Drain peas.
4. In a large saucepan, combine peas with water and salt.
5. Simmer over medium low heat 1 hour, or until peas are tender.
6. Drain peas, reserving 2 cups liquid.
7. Saute' bacon, onion, and bell pepper until bacon is crisp.
8. DO NOT DRAIN.
9. In a 2 quart saucepan, combine peas, reserved liquid, the saute' mixture, rice, pepper, parsley, and tomatoes.
10. Cover and simmer 1 hour, or until liquid is absorbed and rice is thoroughly cooked.
11. *This recipe makes about 9 cups of Hoppin' John.
12. *

blackeyed peas, water, salt, bacon, onion, green bell pepper, pepper, parsley, long grain white rice, tomatoes, water

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/349922-blondies-moms-hoppin-john (may not work)