Hopping John

Hopping John

Ingredients

Serves 4

1/2lb bacon
Medium onion
500g kale
Water
Tomato paste
Powdered mustard
Fresh chillies or chilli flakes
Sugar
Black eyed peas

Method

Chop 1/2lb of thick cut bacon into 1” strips and brown in a heavy saucepan. Add 1 chopped medium onion and around 500g of coarsely chopped kale. Sauté until soft and then add 1/2 cup of water, then 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon of powdered mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of chilli flakes or 2 fresh chillies and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Then add a tin of black-eyed peas. Simmer for 15 minutes or so and serve over rice.

This is a variation of a traditional dish from the southern USA, called ‘Hopping John’.

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