Hoppin' John Recipe - Simple and Easy

If you're looking for a Hoppin' John recipe to make Happin' John for your annual tradition, you must read this article! This Hoppin' John recipe is simple and easy to apply. You can learn how to make Hoppin' John and you're also can modify this recipe if you think you need to change something from this Hoppin' John recipe.

I want to share a short description of Hoppin' John that I taken from Wikipedia:

Hoppin' John is the Southern United States' version of the rice and beans dish traditional throughout West Africa. It consists of black-eyed peas (or field peas) and rice, with chopped onion and sliced bacon, seasoned with a bit of salt. Some people substitute ham hock or fatback for the conventional bacon; a few use green peppers or vinegar and spices. Smaller than black-eyed peas, field peas are used in the Low Country of South Carolina and Georgia; black-eyed peas are the norm elsewhere.

If you follow this recipe, you need about 15 minutes for preparing time and 2 hours for cooking time. You can make Hoppin' John for 6 servings with this recipe. And here is the Hoppin' John recipe:

Hoppin' John Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dry black-eyed peas
• 1 pound ham hocks
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
• 1 cup shredded smoked Cheddar cheese

Directions

• In a large pan place the peas, ham hock, onion, red pepper, salt and pepper. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove ham hock and cut meat into pieces. Return meat to pot. Stir in the rice, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle shredded cheese over top, if desired. Serve!

I got this Hoppin' John recipe from allrecipes.com and this is a good suggestion from Helene. She made a few modification and the result was great.

By Helene

I am rating this recipe to include the changes I made to it. After looking at the recipe I thought this was a good base, but sounded as thought it might be a bit on the bland side. Sooo..I made a few changes. First I added some garlic. I use the pre minced garlic in the jar so I added about 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons. I also chopped up a green bell pepper and added it to the mix along with a can of chopped tomatoes with green chilis (rotell tomatoes)to give it a little extra bite. Also in addition to cooking the soup with a ham bone, verses a ham hock, I also cubed up a good amount of left over ham and added it into the soup at the end. The result was yummy and would make again!!

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