Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Dried black-eyed peas
1 Piece of fatback -- or salt
Pork
1 Hot red pepper
2 md Onions -- chopped
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
1 c Uncooked rice
4 tb Drippings -- preferably
Bacon

------------------------VINAIGRETTE-----------------------------
1/3 c Red wine vinegar
1 tb Dijon mustard
1 c Peanut oil
Salt and pepper
2 tb Chopped fresh basil
4 sl Bacon -- crisply fried
Crumbled

Hopping John is a traditional Southern New Year's dish. This is a
modern salad version.

PLACE BLACK-EYED PEAS in a large pot, cover with water and add 3 cups
more water. Add fatback or salt pork, slashed in several places, hot
red pepper, half the onion, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover,
reduce the heat and simmer until the peas are t Remove the fatback
and hot pepper. Add rest of chopped onion. Make a vinaigrette of red
wine vinegar, dijon mustard and peanut oil. Add salt and pepper.
Combine with the Hopping John, add chopped fresh basil and bacon,
crisply fried and crumbled.

NATHALIE DUPREE PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

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