Southern Hoppin John

Southern Hoppin John

Southern Hoppin John

45 minutes

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Details
  • Serving Size:   6
  • Gluten-Free:   True
  • Dairy-Free:   True
  • Weight Watchers:   8 Points
Cuisine
  • Southern
  • antipasti
  • starter
  • snack
  • appetizer
  • antipasto
  • hor d'oeuvre
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup Black eyed peas, washed, picked over, and soaked (I used canned, undrained)
  • 4 ounces slab bacon or 1 smoked ham hock
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 teaspoons inch sprig fresh rosemary, 2 sprigs fresh thyme, or ½ dried ro1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
Instructions

Put the peas in a medium pot with the bacon or ham hock, onion, herb, and water to cover by at least 2-inches.

Bring to a boil over medium high heat.

Turn heat down to medium and cook, skimming any foam that arises, until the peas are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Remove the meat and reduce the liquid to about 3 cups; as the liquid is reducing, cut the meat into chunks, removing extremely fatty pieces if you like.

Return the meat to the pot.

Taste the cooking liquid and add salt and pepper if needed.

Remove the rosemary or thyme sprigs if you used fresh herbs.

Stir in the rice and cook, covered, until the rice is done and the liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

At this point, you may let this dish sit for 15 to 29 minutes before serving.

Notes: I had canned black eyed peas and leftover cooked rice. I added the black eyed peas uncooked with the bacon, onion, and thyme sprigs and let them simmer for about 1/2 hour. Then added the cooked rice and red pepper flakes, and about 2 - 3 tablespoons of water and let that simmer about another 20 minutes.

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