Description
Hoppin’ John is a Southern dish made with black-eyed peas and rice, traditionally served on New Year’s Day for good luck.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup black-eyed peas
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Optional: diced ham or bacon
Instructions
- Soak black-eyed peas overnight, then drain.
- In a pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add onion and garlic; sauté until soft.
- Add black-eyed peas, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and bay leaf.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add rice and stir; cover and cook for 20 minutes, or until rice is done.
- Remove bay leaf before serving.
Notes
- Serve with cornbread for a complete meal.
- For a vegetarian option, omit meat.
- This dish tastes better the next day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: hoppin john, black-eyed peas, southern dish, rice