Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, hoppin johns. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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. Hoppin' John is found in most states of the South, but it is mainly associated with the Carolinas.
Hoppin Johns is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Hoppin Johns is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook hoppin johns using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Hoppin Johns:
- Take 1 lb black eyed peas, dry
- Take 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Take 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Take 3 celery stalks, chopped
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Make ready 1 tsp chili powder
- Make ready 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- Take 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- Prepare 1 large smoked ham hock
- Take to taste kosher salt and black pepper,
- Make ready 3 cups white rice, steamed
- Get green onion, chopped, for garnish
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Instructions to make Hoppin Johns:
- Pour the black eyed peas onto a rimmed baking sheet and shake to distribute them into a single layer. Search through and discard any bad peas or stones. Transfer to a strainer, rinse with cool water and set aside.
- Place a large soup pot over medium heat and warm the olive oil until shimmering. Then add the onion and celery and cook for about 3 minutes until the onions and celery soften a bit.
- Next,add garlic and stir in the bay leaves, chili powder and thyme leaves and allow the spices to toast for about 1 minute.
- Pour in the chicken broth then add the ham hock and give it a stir. Bring it to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Allow stock to simmer for 30 minutes.
- After simmering, stir in the black eyed peas and return to a boil, then reduce heat again to low and simmer, stirring frequently, for about 1–1 ½ hours or until the black eyed peas are creamy and tender. Once the peas are tender, remove the ham hock from the pot and separate the meat from the bone. Cut away the fat and gristle, chop the meat and add back to the pot.
- Test the soup and season to taste with salt and fresh cracked pepper.
- Serve over steamed white rice and garnish with chopped green onions. Enjoy!
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