Hoppin’ John Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 strips thick-cut bacon, cut into ½-in. pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup long-grain white rice, rinsed
• 1 tsp. ground coriander
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 2 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2½ cups chicken stock
• One 15-oz. can black-eyed peas, rinsed
• Freshly grated nutmeg