Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, hoppin' john. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hoppin' john using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Hoppin' John:
- Prepare 1 cup any style long grain rice
- Get 1 can or 12 oz blackeyed peas undrained
- Get 2 1/4 cup water
- Prepare 1 salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder to taste
- Prepare 2 tbsp butter
Some recipes use ham hock, fatback, country sausage, or smoked turkey parts instead of bacon. Drain and rinse soaked peas; set aside. 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 one of those classic Southern dishes that come with as many versions, stories and flavors as there are cooks.
Steps to make Hoppin' John:
- 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.
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. 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.
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