HOPPIN' JOHN -- RICE AND BLACK-EYED PEAS
I have heard all my life that one should eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the new year. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties that my father changed the dish from black eyed peas to Hoppin' John as our traditional New Year's Day good luck meal. It's simple, po' foke's food, and I love it any time of the year. In the directions, I will include substitutions to make this dish vegetarian/vegan. Some history of the dish can be found here --http://members.aol.com/RSRICHMOND/hoppingjohn.html -- It would seem most people cook the rice and peas seperately, and then combine the two to serve. That's how my dad does it. I wanted to cook the flavor of the black eyed peas into the rice. So, this recipe strays a little from the norm, in that I cook the rice with the peas already in the pan.
Provided by ATM 67
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a 4 qt or pan brown bacon and cook onion in bacon grease until the onion is transparent. ** For vegan, omit bacon and use approximately 1/4 cup of vegetable oil to cook onion.
- Add uncooked rice, black eyed peas (with juice) and water to your bacon onion mixture. Mix well. **For vegan add liquid smoke at this point to replace the smoke flavor that would have been added by the bacon.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium.
- When the tops of the bursting bubbles of boiling water are all of the liquid that can be seen above the rice, remove the pan from the heat and cover.
- Wait at least twenty minutes, WITHOUT PEEKING!
- Don't do it. You'll loose precious heat and steam.
- Serve with bread of your choice, or with the veggies of your choice and plenty of hot sauce. Of course, the variety of hot sauce you choose will depend on your tolerance for heat. If you would like, this could be served as a side dish, as well.
HOPPIN' JOHN SOUP (BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE)
Soup made with black-eyed peas, onion, vegetables, chicken bouillon, garlic, thyme, cumin, pepper, and rice. Great served with cornbread.
Provided by littleturtle
Categories Clear Soup
Time 2h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven or soup pot, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat; saute onion for 1 minute, then add garlic and saute for 5 minutes.
- Add peas, thyme, and 9 cups chicken broth, and bring to a boil.
- Parboil peas, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes; then remove from heat and let rest for 20 minutes.
- Add the water and bring to a boil.
- Lower heat to simmer and cook, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until almost mushy (1 hour).
- In a seperate pot, cook rice according to package directions.
- Fry bacon, then add the celery and saute until it's clear.
- When rice and celery are done add them to the peas along with all remaining ingredients (including remaining 2 cups broth).
- Bring to a boil, and taste for seasoning.
- At this point it isn't necessary to continue cooking, but you can cook longer if desired.
- Serve with cornbread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.2, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 26.1, Sodium 1988.8, Carbohydrate 57.5, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 12, Protein 23.3
HOPPIN' JOHN (BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH KIELBASA)
Categories Bean Herb Onion Pork High Fiber New Year's Day New Year's Eve Winter Gourmet
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Quick-soak black-eyed peas.
- Quarter kielbasa lengthwise and cut quarters crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. Chop onion and mince garlic. Cut celery crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Wearing rubber gloves, seed and mince jalapeño.
- In a 3-quart heavy kettle cook kielbasa, onion, garlic, celery, jalapeño, and bay leaf in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add peas and broth and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, or until peas are tender. Discard bay leaf and stir in coriander and salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve Hoppin' John spooned over rice.
HOPPIN JOHN- (BLACK EYED PEAS)
Being a Northern Ohio girl we did not raise black-eyed peas. So when we moved to Mississippi I had never heard of eating black eyed peas on New Year's Day to bring good luck, for the coming year. Well, I tried them many ways and was not a fan, until I came across this recipe in a very old Mississippi cookbook. Ah, I finally...
Provided by Deanna Rodgers
Categories Other Main Dishes
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. In a large skillet, partially fry bacon, add chopped onion and peppers, fry until vegetables are tender. Drain grease.
- 2. Add all the remaining ingredients. Pour into a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish. Cover. Bake in a Preheated 350 degree oven for 40- 50 minutes or until rice is tender.
- 3. Good Served with just a green salad and cornbread.
HOPPIN JOHN (BLACK EYED PEAS)
Categories Bean
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In medium saucepan over medium heat, brown bacon. Add onion, cook until soft, 5 minutes. Add peas, their can liquid of one can only and seasoning; simmer 5 minutes. Good served with cornbread.
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