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Hoppin' John is one of those classic Southern dishes that come with as many versions, stories and flavors as there are cooks. At its core, however, Hoppin' John is rice, black-eyed peas (or field peas). Your dedicated Hoppin' John Crew. ****All proceeds from Hoppin' John go to benefit the Shakori Hills Community Arts Center, a NC not-for-profit corporation.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook hoppin johns using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Hoppin Johns:
- Prepare 1 lb black eyed peas, dry
- Take 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Get 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Make ready 3 celery stalks, chopped
- Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1 tsp chili powder
- Make ready 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- Get 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- Make ready 1 large smoked ham hock
- Prepare to taste kosher salt and black pepper,
- Make ready 3 cups white rice, steamed
- Make ready green onion, chopped, for garnish
Traditionally, Hoppin' John is a one-pot recipe, but that often produces soupy results. Preparation Wash and sort the peas. Hoppin' John. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. New Year's Day often includes a feast of foods to symbolize health, luck and prosperity in the coming year.
Steps to make Hoppin Johns:
- Pour the black eyed peas onto a rimmed baking sheet and shake to distribute them into a single layer. Search through and discard any bad peas or stones. Transfer to a strainer, rinse with cool water and set aside.
- Place a large soup pot over medium heat and warm the olive oil until shimmering. Then add the onion and celery and cook for about 3 minutes until the onions and celery soften a bit.
- Next,add garlic and stir in the bay leaves, chili powder and thyme leaves and allow the spices to toast for about 1 minute.
- Pour in the chicken broth then add the ham hock and give it a stir. Bring it to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Allow stock to simmer for 30 minutes.
- After simmering, stir in the black eyed peas and return to a boil, then reduce heat again to low and simmer, stirring frequently, for about 1–1 ½ hours or until the black eyed peas are creamy and tender. Once the peas are tender, remove the ham hock from the pot and separate the meat from the bone. Cut away the fat and gristle, chop the meat and add back to the pot.
- Test the soup and season to taste with salt and fresh cracked pepper.
- Serve over steamed white rice and garnish with chopped green onions. Enjoy!
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