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                               Hopping John

Recipe By     : john-r-harmon@msn.com
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:30
Categories    : Beans                            Main Dish

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  10      slices        bacon -- crisp
                        - (reserve bacon fat)
   2      cups          onion -- sliced
   3      cups          long-grain white rice
   1 1/2  quarts        water
   1      teaspoon      salt
   3      teaspoons     hot pepper sauce -- (Tabasco, Durkees)
   2      cans          Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles
   2      cans          (red, kidney, pinto, black eyed peas,
                        - chili beans in sauce, etc.)

Cook bacon till crisp. Drain. Set aside.  Drain beans. Set aside.

Sauté onions in 1 tablespoon of bacon grease till they start to
soften. I like to use a bit higher heat and start to caramelize them
for added color and flavor.

Stir in rice, water, salt, hot pepper sauce and 1 can Rotel's
tomatoes.  Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring to keep rice off
the bottom so as not to burn it. Cover, reduce heat and cook over low
heat for 10 minutes.  Add beans and last can of Rotel tomatoes. Stir
in thoroughly. Recover. Turn off heat. Let set for 15 minutes.

Sprinkle crumbled bacon over top after serving.

Harmon'ized for MasterCook on Jan 1, 1997
john-r-harmon@msn.com
Clackamas County Oregon, USA

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Serving Ideas: Serve with pickled beets, cornbread, ABM or just by
itself.

NOTES: I like to microwave my bacon since it gets crisper without
being as greasy. You can also substitute margarine or oil for bacon
grease.

This is a seat of the pants type of recipe. The end result will be
determined by how spicy or how dry or how moist YOU like your rice.
You may add or reduce hot spices as your tastes dictate. If you add
liquid at the end of cooking and let is set, the rice will be softer
and creamier. If you add the liquid (or beans) and cook for a total
of 15 minutes or so, the rice will be more al dente.

Variation #1: Use chili beans in sauce (undrained) and omit Rotel
Tomatoes.

Variation #2: Add boiled or grilled Hot Links or bratwurst during
cooking for a main meal.

This is usually made at our house when we can't think of what we want
to eat. It is made on average every 10 days in the winter months. It
is usually only around for 1 day plus a snack plate or two. It
freezes and reheats well.