This hoppin john recipe is black-eyed peas cooked with smoked meat and served with rice. It is not red beans and rice or a pea soup.
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Hoppin John
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Description
Hoppin John. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound (450g) dried black-eyed peas, soaked
- 6 cups (1.4L) water
- 4 ounces (113g) smoked turkey, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 3 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- Simmer peas, water, turkey, onion, garlic, and thyme until the peas are tender, about 60 to 75 minutes.
- Salt the pot.
- Stir in the rice and heat through.
- Rest 5 minutes, then serve.
Notes
Dried peas need a soak or a long simmer. Canned peas only need to be heated with the seasonings and will not taste the same.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Southern
Peas
Soaked overnight they cook more evenly.
Smoke
Turkey or a hock. Unsmoked meat leaves the pot flat.
Rice
Folded in, not boiled to a porridge.
Broth
The pea liquid is part of the dish. Do not drain it all away.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
New Year’s?
It is the usual pot that day. It is also just a weeknight meal.
Ham hock?
Instead of the turkey, if you have one.
Cayenne?
At the table.
Rice in the pot from raw?
This version uses cooked rice so the peas can finish on their own clock.
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