Hoppin' John
HB-7288 · Hand-built original
Black-eyed peas simmered with a smoked ham hock and onion, then cooked together with long-grain white rice until the rice steams tender.
Main course2 hr6 servings121 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal
Main ingredient: ham
Servings:6quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 1 cup small dried beans such as cowpeas or black-eyed peas
- 1 smoked ham hock
- 1 medium onion, chopped (about ¾ cup)
- 1 dried hot pepper (optional)
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (optional)
Method
- Rinse and sort the dried black-eyed peas, put them in a heavy saucepan with 5 cups of water, and discard any peas that float to the surface.
- Add the smoked ham hock, the chopped onion and the dried hot pepper if using it, bring the peas to a boil over medium-high heat, then settle them into a simmer.
- Simmer the peas for about 90 minutes, adding up to a cup more water to keep them covered, until the peas are tender but not mushy and roughly 2 cups of cooking liquid remain for this Hoppin' John.
- Stir the long-grain white rice into the pea pot, clamp the lid on, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes without lifting the lid once.
- Take the pot off the heat and let the rice steam, still covered, for another 10 minutes, then uncover the Hoppin' John, fluff it with a fork, and season it with kosher salt and black pepper before serving.
Cook: 8 minutes · Total: 2 hours
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
121 kcalCalories
2.4 gProtein
26.5 gCarbs
0.3 gFat
0 gSaturates
0.4 gFibre
0.8 gSugars
1 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
52 mgPotassium
6 mgCalcium
0.1 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data