Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, hopping john. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Hopping John is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Hopping John is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have hopping john using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Hopping John:
- Get 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
- Get 1 small smoked ham hock (about 1/2 pound)
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Get 2 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled 10 cups water
- Get 1/2 pound spicy chorizo sausage or spicy Italian sausage
- Prepare 1 cup rice
- Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
- Get 1 cup sliced scallions (6 to 7)
Steps to make Hopping John:
- Soak the black-eyed peas overnight in water to cover by 2 inches. Drain well.
- In a large pot, combine the drained black-eyed peas, ham hock, bay leaves, garlic and water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a high simmer, partially cover and cook until the peas are almost tender, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, remove the casings from the chorizo or prick the sausage in several places with the tines of a fork. Fill a medium skillet with about 1/8 inch of water. Add the sausages and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook the sausages until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Set them aside and discard the cooking juices. When cool enough to handle, cut the sausages into 1/2 inch dice.
- Add the sausage, rice and salt to the pot, recover and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in the scallions and bell pepper about 10 minutes before the rice is done. If desired, pull off any meat from the ham hocks and add to the pot. Discard the bay leaves.
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