Hoppin' John
Hoppin' John

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, hoppin' john. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have hoppin' john using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Hoppin' John:
  1. Take 1 cup any style long grain rice
  2. Make ready 1 can or 12 oz blackeyed peas undrained
  3. Take 2 1/4 cup water
  4. Get 1 salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder to taste
  5. Make ready 2 tbsp butter

It is made with black-eyed peas (or red cowpeas such as iron and clay peas in the Southeast US) and rice, chopped onion, and sliced bacon, seasoned with salt. Some recipes use ham hock, fatback, country sausage, or smoked turkey parts instead of bacon. The classic Charleston recipe for hoppin' john is a very dry version of the dish, but it is served with greens in their juices — or with a side dish of more peas and pot likker. Hoppin' John is a basic, simple black-eyed pea stew.

Steps to make Hoppin' John:
  1. Place water, rice and butter into your rice cooker.
  2. Halfway through cooking pour your can of blackeyes in.
  3. Around 5 minutes before your cooker flicks to Warm add your seasonings and stir thoroughly.
  4. Serve either by itself or with biscuits.

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 diced tomatoes. All of these are acceptable, of course, but I wanted to keep it basic and unadorned. 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), smoked pork, and onions. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

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