Hoppin John’s

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Hopping Johns

Cooking Method
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Difficulty Intermediate
Time
Prep Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 5 hour Total Time: 6 hrs
Servings 10
Best Season Winter
Description

Originally posted on 31 MAY 2013, I have adapted this recipe for use with a crockpot. Check out the original over here.

Hopping Johns is traditionally a one-pot dish, believed to bring good luck in the New Year for those eat it. It is primarily prepared with black-eyed peas, rice, pork, onions, spices. This staple comfort food has been passed down through generations. I first had hoppin john's at a new year party hosted at my grandfather's house in Cape Canaveral. As a child, the dish tasted bland, mushy and off texture. I have since learned to appreciate it as an adult and has become a staple new years day dish.

I set this as intermediate because of the extra steps involved with fresh black eyed peas.

Ingredients
  • 2.5 cups Black eyed peas
  • .75 pounds Pork (Bacon, or that left over christmas ham... see you're already thifty)
  • 1 Onion (Chopped)
  • 1.5 cup Rice
  • 2 tablespoons Butter (Real butter)
  • 1 Cayenne Pepper (to taste, doesn't have to be cayenne, enjoy your food!)
  • 4 Pickled Banana Pepper (optional, but I happen to have some.)
Instructions
  1. Rehydrate the Black Eyed Peas,

    Mom had instructions to boil the beans for 30 minutes in 4 inches of water. You're basically rehydrating the beans and dumping the excess water. I drop these in room temp water the night before. but feel free to boil them for 30 minutes if you forgot.

  2. Dump everything into the crockpot.

    I know super hard! but get everything into the cock pot on high for a few hours, then turn it to low and eat it. BUT if you didn't re-hydrate your beans, they will soak up more water than your rice and everything will be hard and crunchy forever.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 10

Amount Per Serving
Calories 309kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g11%
Cholesterol 16mg6%
Sodium 281mg12%
Potassium 542mg16%
Total Carbohydrate 50g17%
Dietary Fiber 5g20%
Sugars 3g
Protein 14g29%
Vitamin A 96 IU
Vitamin C 3 mg
Calcium 66 mg
Iron 3 mg
Magnesium 15 mmol

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Read it online: https://www.easysoutherncooking.com/recipe/hoppin-johns/