Quick Hoppin John Recipes

SOUTHERN HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels; discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings. Saute pepper, celery and onions in drippings until almost tender. Add rice, water and seasonings. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add peas and bacon; simmer 10 minutes longer. Discard bay leaf.

QUICK HOPPIN' JOHN (BLACK EYED PEAS WITH HAM)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the bacon drippings in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the chopped onion to bacon drippings and cook until tender and translucent, stirring frequently.
• Add the the drained black-eyed peas, diced cooked ham, and cayenne pepper; stir to blend thoroughly.
• Simmer for 10 minutes; then stir in hot cooked rice and salt, to taste. Alternatively, serve the rice in a wide bowl or on a plate and top with the peas.
• Garnish the black-eyed peas with thinly sliced onion, if desired, and serve the dish with cornbread and greens.

HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Thinly slice 3 scallions. Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet; add the scallion whites, 2 ounces diced smoked ham, 1 diced celery stalk, 1/2 diced green bell pepper, and salt; cook, stirring, 6 minutes. Add 2 minced garlic cloves and a pinch of cayenne; cook 1 minute. Add 10 ounces thawed frozen black-eyed peas and 1 cup chicken broth; simmer 8 minutes. Stir in the scallion greens. Serve over rice if using.

QUICK HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large saucepan until crisp, stirring often. Add celery and onion; cook, stirring constantly until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in water and black-eyed peas; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in rice, parsley, and thyme. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Garnish, if desired.

EASY HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Place the sausage and onion into a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir until the sausage begins to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the black-eyed peas, chicken stock, water, and cayenne pepper, and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

QUICK HOPPIN' JOHN SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a skillet over medium heat and cook until evenly brown.
• In a large pot, mix the cooked sausage, rice mix with seasoning packet, black-eyed peas, tomatoes, broth and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Season to taste with salt.

QUICK HOPPIN' JOHN FROM A WESTERN GIRL.

Steps:

• In a 3 qt pot, brown bacon.
• Add chopped onion, green pepper and carrots and continue cooking until onion is translucent.
• Add the rice mix, ham and 6 cups water. Bring to boil.
• Cover and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes or until rice is tender. The rice will not absorb all the liquid. If it does, add more water until a stew-like consistency is obtained.
• Once rice is cooked, stir in the collard greens and Sriracha Sauce. Continue to cook another 5 to 10 minutes until greens are cooked to the degree you prefer.