Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, hoppin johns (black eyed peas). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Hoppin' John is a basic, simple black-eyed pea stew. I kept it extremely pared down, and when I made it yesterday I had a hard time not adding bright red bell pepper, big pieces of torn kale, and canned diced tomatoes. All of these are acceptable, of course.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have hoppin johns (black eyed peas) using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Hoppin Johns (Black Eyed Peas):
- Take 1 lb black eyed peas
- Take 1 ham bone
- Prepare 1 medium onion sliced
- Prepare 5 cups water
- Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
- Get 2 jalapenos chopped
This hoppin' John is a quick and easy version of the popular "lucky" dish that's traditionally eaten on New Year's Day. You can cook them a day in advance and finish the Hoppin' John the next day. Hoppin' John is a traditional Southern dish, eaten on New Years Day, that is meant to bring prosperity and luck. It is believed that eating a combination of the foods in It's unclear, historically, why it's called Hoppin' John, but it's fun to say, so let's just stick with that.
Instructions to make Hoppin Johns (Black Eyed Peas):
- In a crock pot put all ingredients in crock pot
- Put crock pot on high and cook over night
- Serve with corm bread and butter
Why Are the Black-Eyed Peas Lucky? I have heard all my life that one should eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the new year. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties that my father changed the dish from black eyed peas to Hoppin' John as our traditional New Year's Day good luck meal. My favorite way to serve black-eyed peas is as a Hoppin' John which is a pot of black-eyed peas cooked with a ham hock, a few vegetables, and a touch of something spicy. This was the best black eyed pea recipe that I have tried.
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