1 pound black-eyed peas
1 pound bacon or hog jowls
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup cooked rice
1 teaspoon dry rosemary
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or to taste
1/2 cup bourbon
salt to taste
Soak peas in cold water overnight. Rinse and cook uncovered on low heat until soft (or buy frozen pease and to heck with it!) Cook bacon until crisp, remove from pan, and crumble. Sauté onions in bacon grease. Combine all ingredients except bourbon in a large bowl. Stir minimally to combine. Place mixture in crock. Put crock in a pan of water and allow to steam 2 hours or until ingredients meld and grease is absorbed. When ready to serve, pour into a large warmed bowl. Add bourbon and stir with a fork.
For the New Year: Black-eyed peas and hog jowls for good luck; rice for purity; rosemary for friendship; mustard for steadfastness; bourbon for happy hours with family and friends.
Sarah (Dudley)
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