Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Ham, with Black Eyed Peas and Yellow Rice

Ham, with Black Eyed Peas and Yellow Rice. I used drained canned black eyed peas, more ham than was called for. (I had a bunch of leftover ham from the holidays) Added a few red pepper flakes and a healthy. It's going to be another chilly night, throwing some stuff in the crockpot. Fingers crossed it turns out good 😊.

Southerners serve black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck. Enjoy a bowl of this flavorful black-eyed peas with rice and ham anytime Stir in water, Rice Mix and ham. Try this simple black-eyed peas with ham hocks recipe, also known as Hoppin' John. You can have Ham, with Black Eyed Peas and Yellow Rice using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Ham, with Black Eyed Peas and Yellow Rice

1. You need of Rice------------.
2. Prepare 2 cup of yellow rice.
3. Prepare 4 cup of water.
4. You need 1 cup of ham, ham fat with skin, and bone marrow.
5. It's of Black Eyed Peas-------------.
6. You need 1 pound of dried black eyed peas.
7. Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
8. It's 1 of leftover ham shank from a smoked ham.
9. It's 3 quarts of water +1 pint.
10. You need To taste of hot vinegar sauce see my recipe optional.

Serve with rice and freshly baked cornbread! Pick over the peas and rinse well, then soak in cold water overnight. Place ham hocks, ham bone, or hog jowl in a large kettle with water to cover. Tip: You can find saffron-flavored yellow rice mix with other rice mixes in your supermarket.

Ham, with Black Eyed Peas and Yellow Rice step by step

1. Cook the rice with the cup of ham fat, marrow, and skin..
2. Stir occasionally. When the water is absorbed and craters form cover take off the heat and don't disturb for 20 minutes. Don't peek do not lift that lid..
3. Add the shank to 3 quarts of water.
4. Wash and remove any bad peas and any foreign objects, like rocks and so on....
5. When the shank has boiled for 30 minutes add the peas..
6. Let them boil about 90 minutes stirring occasionally.
7. Add the pint of water and bring back to boil. Let it boil 10 minutes. Cover and let sit 15 minutes..
8. Add rice to a bowl.
9. Add black eyed peas to the bowl. If you want to add the hot vinegar sauce now is the time..
10. I hope you enjoy!.

If desired, garnish with additional finely chopped red onion and snipped thyme. Stir in the black-eyed peas and thyme. You can find yellow rice (made with saffron) near the rice mixes in your grocery store. The black-eyed peas represent luck and the cabbage represents money. Bring to boil; stir, reduce heat.