hoppin john recipe: Velvety Black-Eyed Peas

Ingredients

• 0.5 lb thick-cut bacon, diced
• 0.5 lb andouille sausage, sliced into rounds
• 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight and drained
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups long-grain white rice, rinsed
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced