Hoppin John Vegetarian Food

VEGETARIAN HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine broth and rice. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 35 to 40 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, in a 12-inch skillet heat oil over medium. Add bell peppers, carrots, corn, shallot, and garlic. Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until peppers are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in thyme, ground chipotle pepper, and salt. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Stir in tomatoes and black-eyed peas. Remove from heat.
• Stir cooked rice into black-eyed pea mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

VEGETARIAN HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Bring broth and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir rice, black-eyed peas, and Cajun seasoning into onion, cover the pot with a lid, and cook until flavors blend, about 10 minutes.

VEGAN HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Bring water and beans to a boil in a large pot. Remove pot from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse before using.
• Place black-eyed peas, water, oregano, thyme, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 40 minutes. Add rice, cover, and simmer until the black-eyed peas and rice are tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add celery, bell peppers, and jalapeno; saute for an additional 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 2 minutes more.
• When the black-eyed peas are tender, add the sauteed vegetable mixture, tomatoes, parsley, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper, and stir well to combine. Cover and set aside to allow the flavors to blend, 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings, if needed.

VEGAN CAJUN HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Combine onion and green bell pepper in a skillet; add enough canola oil to coat onion and bell pepper. Cover skillet and cook onion and bell pepper over medium heat until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Mix rice, kidney beans, tomato paste, black-eyed peas, hot sauce, smoked salt, dill weed, mustard powder, garlic powder, and savory into onion and bell pepper; cook and stir until heated through, about 10 minutes more.

SIMPLE VEGETARIAN HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Rinse and sort black-eyed.
• Combine with water, and boil gently 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, take off heat, and cover for one hour.
• Return to heat, bring to a boil, then cook over low heat 30 minutes.
• Add peppers, salt, and onion, and continue to simmer gently until done, about 1 1/2 hours until done.
• While beans are continuing to cook, start the rice.
• Bring the 2 1/2 cups of water and butter to a boil.
• Slowly stir the rice into the boiling water.
• Cover and simmer gently 20 minutes.
• Remove cover, add wild rice, stir gently, and cover again, simmering for another 30 minutes.
• Uncover for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Serve rice covered with the hot black-eyed peas and generous amounts of their sauce.

HOPPIN' JOHN (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, bay leaves, thyme, chili powder and allspice. Cook, stirring often, until onion is lightly browned, about 7 minutes.
• Prepare rice by your preferred method.
• Add black-eyed peas to the onion mix; cover with water. Increase heat to medium-high; heat to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer; cover. Cook until peas are just tender, 20-25 minutes, checking pan and adding more water if needed. Uncover; cook over medium heat until water is mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove bay leaves. Serve over rice.
• Note: I used vegetable broth instead of water. My broth had no salt, if you use a commercial broth, cut down on or eliminate the salt.

HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• 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.

EMERIL'S HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• 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.

HEALTHY HOPPIN JOHN

Steps:

• Cook Turkey sausage and make sure its crumbly.Drain off any excess liquid.
• Mix all ingredients including the Turkey, in a Pot and bring to a simmer on low to med heat.
• I stated only six servings because we have it as our main course with a salad.