Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large ham hock
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 pound black-eyed peas, soaked overnight and rinsed
- 1 quart chicken stock
- Bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dry thyme leaves
- Salt, black pepper, and cayenne
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
- 3 cups steamed white rice
Directions
Heat oil in a large soup pot, add the ham hock and sear on all sides for 4 minutes. Add the onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic, cook for 4 minutes. Add the black-eyed peas, stock, bay leaves, thyme, and seasonings. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 40 minutes, or until the peas are creamy and tender, stir occasionally. If the liquid evaporates, add more water or stock. Adjust seasonings, and garnish with green onions. Serve over rice.
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By jdhintexas
on January 14, 2012
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Delicious. In the interest of time, I soaked the peas in warm water for about 2 hours instead overnight. I used smoked ham shanks, because that's what they had at the grocery store, and used about 4 of them. Only addition was some diced tomatoes. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly. At the end, I chopped up the ham into little pieces, threw away the bones, and returned the ham to the pot. So good and so easy.
By nancie_12859268
Castle Rock, 44
on January 13, 2012
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This recipe is my fool-proof "go-to" for Hoppin' John. My family has Creole roots and I've tried several other family and southern cooking-school recipes for this. None of them are anywhere near as tasty. I've used smoked ham hock, diced ham and/or bacon (whatever I have on hand. The very best part of this dish is it's consistency. Time after time after time it turns out perfectly - you really cannot goof it up. The very best black-eyed pea recipe I've tasted.
By K_&_F
Boston, MA
on January 08, 2012
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I assumed the ham hock was supposed to be fresh and not smoked but I am not one hundred percent certain of that, given some of the references to bacon in some of the other comments. The finished product was good, but I wonder if I arrived at the intended result.
After making the recipe again .... no doubt the smoked hock was intended. Excellent.
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