Hoppin Johns (Black Eyed Peas). 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 diced tomatoes. All of these are acceptable, of course, but I wanted to keep it basic and unadorned.
You can have Hoppin Johns (Black Eyed Peas) using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Hoppin Johns (Black Eyed Peas)
- It’s 1 lb of black eyed peas.
- Prepare 1 of ham bone.
- You need 1 of medium onion sliced.
- You need 5 cups of water.
- It’s to taste of Salt and pepper.
- You need 2 of jalapenos chopped.
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. Add uncooked rice, black eyed peas (with juice) and water to your bacon onion mixture. Made with black-eyed peas and smoked ham, this southern staple is served on New Year's day for luck.
Hoppin Johns (Black Eyed Peas) step by step
In a crock pot put all ingredients in crock pot.
Put crock pot on high and cook over night.
Serve with corm bread and butter.
This Hoppin' Johns (Southern Black-Eyed Peas) recipe here is especially fantastic. They've got great, deep flavor from the sautéed holy trinity (celery, onion, and bell pepper), some heat from the jalapeno and cajun seasoning, and cooked down with the delicious smokey ham- you have a pot full of some seriously delicious lucky charms. Hoppin John is a bowl of humble and comforting rice and peas dish famous throughout the South. It's mostly tied to South Carolina where its called Carolina Peas and Rice. The peas, introduced to America by Africans via the slave trade, are simmered with smoked and sometimes spicy meats then served with rice.
