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Easiest Way to Make Ultimate Hoppin Johns

 ·  ☕ 4 min read  ·  ✍️ Belle Sherman
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Hoppin Johns

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, hoppin johns. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Hoppin Johns is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Hoppin Johns is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hoppin johns using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Hoppin Johns:
  1. Make ready 1 lb black eyed peas, dry
  2. Make ready 2 Tbsp olive oil
  3. Get 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
  4. Prepare 3 celery stalks, chopped
  5. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
  6. Make ready 2 bay leaves
  7. Take 1 tsp chili powder
  8. Make ready 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
  9. Prepare 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  10. Prepare 1 large smoked ham hock
  11. Make ready to taste kosher salt and black pepper,
  12. Prepare 3 cups white rice, steamed
  13. Get green onion, chopped, for garnish

Welcome to Hoppin John's Bistro, Fayetteville's newest American-style bistro located in North Fayetteville, Arkansas. So come cool down in the shade and enjoy Sunday Brunch, or dine our new patio. The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified. Hoppin' John, also known as Carolina peas and rice, is a peas and rice dish served in the Southern United States.

Steps to make Hoppin Johns:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Next,add garlic and stir in the bay leaves, chili powder and thyme leaves and allow the spices to toast for about 1 minute.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Test the soup and season to taste with salt and fresh cracked pepper.
  7. Serve over steamed white rice and garnish with chopped green onions. Enjoy!

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified. Hoppin' John, also known as Carolina peas and rice, is a peas and rice dish served in the Southern United States. It is made with cowpeas (mainly, Black-eyed peas, Sea Island red peas in the Sea Islands and Iron and clay peas in the Southeast US) and rice, chopped onion, and sliced bacon, seasoned with salt. Some recipes use ham hock, fatback, country sausage, or smoked turkey parts instead of. John is best known for his southern culinary expertise and his stone-ground grits and cornmeal.

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