Hoppin’ John Biryani

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Hoppin’ John Biryani
Serves 8

Ingredients

For the Rice:
2 cups Texmati long-grain rice
4 cups water
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
½ white onion, thinly sliced
½ tsp. ground cumin or 1 tsp. cumin seeds
½ tsp. ground cinnamon or 1 2-inch stick, cracked
½ tsp. ground coriander
¼ tsp. ground cloves or 5 whole cloves
¼ tsp. cardamom or 4 green cardamom pods, cracked
¼ tsp. turmeric
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. saffron (optional)
1 tsp. salt

For the black-eyed peas
6–8 strips Broadbent or other thick-cut bacon (about 1 cup), cut into ¼-inch lardons
½ white onion, diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 tbsp. garlic, minced
1 tbsp. ginger, minced
1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
1 12-ounce bag frozen black-eyed peas
2 cups ham or chicken stock
2 bay leaves
1tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Salt to taste

Add-ins:
1 bunch chopped flat-leaf parsley; 6–8 sliced green onions; 1 cup diced toasted pecans; 1 cup diced browned country ham; ½ cup raisins or dried currants

Preparation

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