hoppin john

Augusta, GA
Updated on Oct 16, 2011

Another good southern recipe. This is delicious anytime but especially good on New Years day, as it is suppose to bring you good luck. What the heck...It's worth a try and so delicious. This recipe is also a main dish with the sausage added. Hope this will bring you all the good luck you can handle

prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method ---
yield 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound jimmy dean hot sausage
  • 1 small bag of dried black eyed peas
  • 1 pound ham hocks
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice, not cooked
  • 1 teaspoon salt and pepper

How To Make hoppin john

  • Step 1
    In a large pan brown the sausage until no pink is showing. add the peas, ham hock, onion, red pepper, salt and pepper. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Remove ham hock and cut meat into pieces. Return meat to pot. Stir in the rice, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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