Hoppin' John. Traditionally, Hoppin' John is a one-pot recipe, but that often produces soupy results. Instead, cook the black-eyed peas with aromatics and broth until tender; then strain and reserve the liquid for later. Once the rice is done, gently stir it into the pea mixture with the liquid.
You can have Hoppin' John using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Hoppin' John
- It’s 1 cup of any style long grain rice.
- You need 1 can of or 12 oz blackeyed peas undrained.
- You need 2 1/4 cup of water.
- It’s 1 of salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder to taste.
- It’s 2 tbsp of butter.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Be careful not to overcook; this dish is best if the bell pepper and onion still have a crunch to them. 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.
Hoppin' John step by step
Place water, rice and butter into your rice cooker..
Halfway through cooking pour your can of blackeyes in..
Around 5 minutes before your cooker flicks to Warm add your seasonings and stir thoroughly..
Serve either by itself or with biscuits..
In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Saute pepper, celery and onions in drippings until almost tender. This historical dish is believed to pass on good luck and peace to anyone that indulges in it during New Years. The thought sounds lovely, however the history doesn't quite align. Hoppin' John is a basic, simple black-eyed pea stew.
