Good Luck Hoppin' John
Hoppin’ John is a traditional New Year’s Day dish. It is said that eating this black-eyed peas dish on January 1st will bring luck all year long! Wondering why it is called Hoppin’ John? Learn more at our Hoppin’ John page!
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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Ingredients
4 strips bacon, diced
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 cups cooked black-eyed peas or 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen black-eyed peas
1/2 cup white rice
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
In a Dutch oven, cook bacon add onions until bacon is crisp and onions are soft. Add black-eyed peas, rice, 1 cup of water, and red pepper flakes. Cover and simmer over low heat until rice is cooked, about 20 to 25 minutes. Toss with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
Yield:
Makes 8 servings.
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Every New Years Day we have
Every New Years Day we have Black-eyed peas and cornbread a tradition I have brought with me to Massachusetts from Oklahoma 34 yrs. ago. My wife a native Bostonian was skeptical to try this dish the first yr. of our marriage 34 yrs. ago, but now looks forward each New Years Day for our Good Luck meal.
Recipe for good luck and
Recipe for good luck and money for the New Year
A real New Years Years feast
A real New Years Years feast would include Black-eyed peas and cornbread, collard greens, fried smoked hog jowl, and hot pepper sauce. Peas for the pennies and collards for greenbacks, eat as much as you can, it will be your wealth for the year! Oh, yes, and plenty of sweet tea!
When I was growing up in New
When I was growing up in New Jersey, my Texan father insisted we eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day for luck. Fortune finally smiled on me when I moved away from home and no longer had to eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day -- or any other day, for that matter. ;-)
There is no accounting for
There is no accounting for taste!
Although not called Hoppin'
Although not called Hoppin' John, my mom made this every New Years day accompanied by corn bread and cabbage. I still make this, traditionally these dishes are supposed to bring luck and money for the New Year. FYI My mom was from Cajun country in south Louisiana and we grew up in New Orleans.
I made this on new year's day
I made this on new year's day last year.
It was really good. It's good enough to made any time of the year.
thanks for the recipe