Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, hoppin johns. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Hoppin Johns is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Hoppin Johns is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of this year's Hoppin' John Fiddlers' Convention. Hoppin' John is a basic, simple black-eyed pea stew. I kept it extremely pared down, and when I made it yesterday I had a hard time not adding bright red bell pepper, big pieces of torn kale, and canned.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have hoppin johns using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Hoppin Johns:
- Get 1 lb black eyed peas, dry
- Prepare 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Take 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Get 3 celery stalks, chopped
- Make ready 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Get 1 tsp chili powder
- Get 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- Take 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- Make ready 1 large smoked ham hock
- Take to taste kosher salt and black pepper,
- Prepare 3 cups white rice, steamed
- Prepare green onion, chopped, for garnish
This is a quick and easy side dish that will become a favorite of your family.—Anne Creech, Kinston, North Carolina. Hoppin' John is a fixture on Southern menus. Usually served as the side to a main course, it is—in simple terms—a blend of rice and black-eyed peas. But we assure you: it's much more than that.
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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