Eat on New Year's Day for good luck through the new year!
1-2 cups field peas or black-eyed peas (rinse peas thoroughly and remove any foreign objects, i.e. stones)
4-5 cups water
Ham bone, ham hock, or large cut piece of ham
2 teaspoons salt
1-2 cups uncooked Rice
4 slices bacon (reserve grease, if desired)
1 medium onion, diced
Soy Sauce
Place ham bone in a large stock pot filled with water and add the peas and salt. Gently boil until peas are tender, usually 1.5 - 2 hours.
Cook rice in a rice cooker or other method.
Fry bacon (reserve the bacon grease) follow package directions. While bacon is cooling, sauté diced onion in remaining bacon grease.
Add peas, bacon, onion, and rice together in a large bowl and mix to combine. Serve with soy sauce.
