Hoppin John Rice And Black Eyed Peas Recipes

HOPPIN' JOHN -- RICE AND BLACK-EYED PEAS

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. It's simple, po' foke's food, and I love it any time of the year. In the directions, I will include substitutions to make this dish vegetarian/vegan. Some history of the dish can be found here --http://members.aol.com/RSRICHMOND/hoppingjohn.html -- It would seem most people cook the rice and peas seperately, and then combine the two to serve. That's how my dad does it. I wanted to cook the flavor of the black eyed peas into the rice. So, this recipe strays a little from the norm, in that I cook the rice with the peas already in the pan.

Provided by ATM 67

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Hoppin' John -- Rice and Black-Eyed Peas image

Steps:

In a 4 qt or pan brown bacon and cook onion in bacon grease until the onion is transparent. ** For vegan, omit bacon and use approximately 1/4 cup of vegetable oil to cook onion.
Add uncooked rice, black eyed peas (with juice) and water to your bacon onion mixture. Mix well. **For vegan add liquid smoke at this point to replace the smoke flavor that would have been added by the bacon.
Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium.
When the tops of the bursting bubbles of boiling water are all of the liquid that can be seen above the rice, remove the pan from the heat and cover.
Wait at least twenty minutes, WITHOUT PEEKING!
Don't do it. You'll loose precious heat and steam.
Serve with bread of your choice, or with the veggies of your choice and plenty of hot sauce. Of course, the variety of hot sauce you choose will depend on your tolerance for heat. If you would like, this could be served as a side dish, as well.

Ingredients

1/2 lb bacon, cut in 1/2 inch pieces (I use a whole package)
1 medium onion, medium dice (a larger one is ok)
2 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, with juice (1 qt if you cook your own peas)
2 cups uncooked rice
3 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil (for vegan)
2 teaspoons liquid smoke (for vegan)

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND RICE

In her cookbook, "Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking," Toni Tipton-Martin writes about the Carolina lowcountry tradition of the dish Hoppin' John, as recorded in the "Penn School & Sea Islands Heritage Cookbook." The dish was described as brown field peas cooked with rice to be eaten for good luck throughout the year. In African American communities, the tradition of eating rice and cowpeas dates to a celebration on Dec. 31, 1862, Freedom's Eve. On that day, enslaved Africans congregated in churches in the south, eager to hear the news that the Emancipation Proclamation had set them free. The tradition of eating peas and rice for the new year is now deeply held across cultures throughout the United States and ties to centuries-old folklore that might just lead to better health, prosperity and maybe, just maybe, a bit more luck.

Provided by Kayla Stewart

Categories dinner, beans, main course, side dish

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Black-Eyed Peas and Rice image

Steps:

Soak the black-eyed peas in cold water overnight, then drain when ready to cook.
In a large saucepan, cook the salt pork over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp and the fat is rendered, about 6 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and cook until just translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock, drained black-eyed peas, ham, red-pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer over medium-low heat, skimming any foam that rises to the surface, until tender, about 1 hour.
Taste and season with more salt as desired. Stir in the rice. Cover and return the pot to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then serve.

Ingredients

1 pound dried black-eyed peas, picked over for stones, rinsed, soaked in water overnight, and drained
3/4 pound salt pork or bacon, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 small onion, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, minced
6 cups chicken stock, store-bought or homemade
1/2 cup diced (1/4-inch) ham (2 1/2 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Fine salt and black pepper
1 cup long-grain rice

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Set a medium sauce pot over high heat. Add the rice and 3 ½ cups water. Cover and bring to a boil. Then lower the heat and cook for 15-20 minutes, until light and fluffy. *See package instructions.
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