Hoppin' John

Name: Hoppin' John
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 473 milliliters black-eyed peas, soaked overnight and rinsed; 4 servings cayenne to taste; 118 milliliters celery, diced; 946 milliliters ham broth or chicken broth or chicken stock; 1 Tbsp garlic, chopped; 4 green onions, sliced; 118 milliliters green pepper, diced; 1 small ham hock (or 2 cups cubed ham); 1 Tbsp oil; 237 milliliters onion, diced; 4 servings salt and black pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon thyme

Hoppin' John is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One serving contains 360 calories, 23g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up onion, black-eyed peas, oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the oil you could follow this main course with the Vegan Mango Banana Bread as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for new year eve. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the onions, celery and pepper and cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes.

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Celery

Onion

Pepper

Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.

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Garlic

Add the peas, broth, ham hock, bay leaf, thyme, cayenne, salt and pepper, bring to a boil, reduce the temperature and simmer until the black-eyed peas are creamy and tender, about 60 minutes, adding more broth if required.

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Salt And Pepper

Bay Leaves

Ham Hock

Ground Cayenne Pepper

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Thyme

Peas

Remove the ham hock and shred the pork and mix it into the black eyed peas.

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Blackeyed Peas

Ham Hock

Pork

Serve over steamed rice and garnish with green onions.

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Green Onions

Cooked Rice

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Servings:

bay leaf 473milliliters

black-eyed peas, soaked overnight and rinsed 4servings

cayenne to taste 118milliliters

celery, diced 946milliliters

ham broth or chicken broth or chicken stock 1Tbsp

garlic, chopped 4

green onions, sliced 118milliliters

green pepper, diced 1small

ham hock (or 2 cups cubed ham)1Tbsp

oil 237milliliters

onion, diced 4servings

salt and black pepper to taste 1teaspoon

thyme

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks 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. The Steppe Cellars Dry Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.