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Hoppin' John and Limpin' Susan

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 1 strip center-cut bacon cut into lardons
  • 1 sweet onion chopped
  • 2 cups freshly shelled black-eyed peas about 1½ pounds unshelled or frozen black-eyed peas, thawed
  • 2 cups homemade chicken stock or reduced-fat low-sodium chicken broth, or water
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 dried chile such as chipotle or ancho, halved and seeded, left whole, or torn into bits for more heat
  • Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup long grain white rice or jasmine brown rice
  • 8 ounces okra stemmed and cut into ½-inch pieces
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 green onions trimmed and chopped
  • 1 small fresh red chile such as bird’s eye or Thai, chopped, for garnish (optional)
  • Hot sauce for serving

Instructions

  • Place a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until the fat is rendered, about 3 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel–lined plate and pour off all but a teaspoon or so of the bacon grease. Return the bacon to the pan. Add the onion and cook until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add peas, stock, the 2 cups water, and the dried chile. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, decrease the heat to simmer and cook, uncovered, until the peas are just tender (almost al dente) and about 2 cups of liquid remain, about 20 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
  • Add the rice and okra to the pot, and stir to combine. Cover, and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. (If using brown rice, add the rice, but do not add the okra at this point. Let the brown rice simmer for 10 minutes, remove the lid and quickly add the okra. Cover and continue to cook until the rice and okra are tender, an additional 25 minutes.) Do not remove the lid during this part of cooking.
  • Remove the pot from the heat and allow the rice to steam, still covered, for another 10 minutes. Remove the cover and remove the dried chile. Fluff with a fork; taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Scatter the parsley over the top and serve immediately with the green onions, fresh red chile, and hot sauce.