Hoppin' John

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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.

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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.

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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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Great recipe, authentic Hoppin' John. Fourth year to make it for our New Year's meal. This recipe replaces my mother's that she used for fifty plus years. This one is similar to hers but better. Sorry Mom! I use left over ham from Christmas instead of a ham hock. Really intend to make it with a ham hock and fresh black eyed peas this summer.

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I soaked the beans overnight, then had to delay making the dish one day. Drained them, put them in the fridge overnight, let them come to room temperature before cooking and they turned out great...nice texture, not mushy at all. Used several pieces of smoked ham hock (about 1 and 3/4 lbs in all and chopped up some of the meat off of the bone after cooking (got about 3/4 cup. The green onions are a really nice touch at the end. All in all very easy to make and quite good, my 9-year old liked it as well. Now we'll see about the lucky part....

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I have never been a big fan of black eyed peas but i grew up eating them every New Years. I must say this was really fantastic! I used homemade chicken broth (ended up using about 6 cups and the ham bone from the ham I cooked on Christmas with meat still attached. I did soak my beans overnight but simmered mine for about 3 hours. The beans were not mushy at all.. just perfect and the ham bone had time to release all the flavors. i will for sure makw these again

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The best easiest hoppin john ever. My daughter is a vegetarian so leave out the meat and increase all other seasonings to taste. F'ing GREAT !!

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The whole family loved it. Replaced ham hock with @ 1 lb leftover ham. 2 cans black eyed peas & 1 can black beans - drained. Everything else the same. Delish!

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Creamy and smoky and a little spicy. Plus a good dose of fortune for the new year! I've been making Emeril's Hoppin John recipe for nearly 10 years now -- every New Year's Day. Love it; hubby loves it. I don't like green pepper, so I always leave that out and increase the onion and celery a little. I like to use fresh thyme. I also add a little chopped ham just before I serve it. Bam(a good!

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Yum. I didn't have green pepper and did have some carrots already chopped so added the carrots instead. Creamy and smoky. Just plain good! Happy new year!