Esau's Hoppin' John

Name: Esau's Hoppin' John
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 bay leaves; 454 grams package dried field peas or black-eyed peas; 8 servings Chicken broth; 170 grams fatback; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 3 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1 teaspoon pepper; 473 milliliters uncooked short-grain rice; 454 grams smoked ham hocks; 237 milliliters sweet onion, finely chopped; 2 liters water, divided

Esau's Hoppin' John is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 398 calories, 20g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an inexpensive main course for new year eve. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of short-grain rice, black-eyed peas, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

Place field peas in a Dutch oven; add water to cover 2 inches above peas. Bring to a boil, and boil 1 minute. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 1 hour.

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Drain peas, and set aside.

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Peas

Place peeled garlic cloves and next 3 ingredients in the center of a large coffee filter; bring sides up, and tie with kitchen twine. Set garlic-and-herb bag aside.

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Garlic

Coffee

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Saut fatback in Dutch oven over medium-low heat 10 minutes or until crisp.

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Fatback

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Remove fatback, reserving drippings in Dutch oven, and discard.

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Fatback

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Add ham hock to Dutch oven, and cook 5 minutes or until skin becomes crispy and lean portion of the ham hock is tender. (Use the tines of a fork to test tenderness.)

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Ham Hock

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Add onion and minced garlic; saut 2 minutes.

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Minced Garlic

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Add 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours.

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Bring remaining 4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; stir in rice and 2 teaspoons salt. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Set rice aside.

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Add field peas, garlic-and-herb bag, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to ham hock mixture in Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes.

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Remove and discard garlic-and-herb bag.

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Stir cooked rice into field pea mixture; simmer 5 minutes or until heated through, adding broth, if necessary.

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Cooked Rice

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*Salt pork may be substituted.

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Salt Pork

Note: Esau uses a short-grain rice. He says you can substitute 4 cups of cooked long-grain rice, prepared according to package directions, but it will have a different texture.

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Cooked Long Grain Rice

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Servings:

bay leaves 454grams

package dried field peas or black-eyed peas 8servings

Chicken broth 170grams

fatback 2sprigs

fresh rosemary 2sprigs

fresh thyme 2

garlic cloves, minced 3

garlic cloves, peeled 3teaspoons

kosher salt, divided 1teaspoon

pepper 473milliliters

uncooked short-grain rice 454grams

smoked ham hocks 237milliliters

sweet onion, finely chopped 2liters

water, divided

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Gunderloch Estate Riesling Dry. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 15 dollars per bottle.