Hoppin John With Sausage Food

AUTHENTIC HOPPIN' JOHN RECIPE

Steps:

• Set a medium sauce pot over high heat. Add the rice and 3 ½ cups water. Cover and bring to a boil. Then lower the heat and cook for 15-20 minutes, until light and fluffy. *See package instructions.
• Set a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the bacon. Cook and stir for 3 minutes, then add in the sliced sausage. Brown until the sausage looks crispy around the edges. Stir regularly.
• Push the bacon and sausage to the sides of the pan and add in the onions, celery, bell pepper, jalapeno, and garlic. Sauté for 3-5 minutes to soften the vegetables.
• Pour in the black eyed peas, chicken stock, thyme, and Cajun seasoning. Cover with a tight lid and simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until the black eyed peas are soft and tender. (If the broth absorbs before the black eyed peas are soft, add a little water to finish them off.)
• Taste, then season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve warm over rice with a sprinkling of green onions, and hot sauce on the side.

HOPPIN' JOHN WITH ANDOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and okra; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 2 minutes. Remove to a plate; cover to keep warm. Add the celery, bell pepper and scallion whites to the skillet. Cover and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Uncover the skillet; stir in the garlic, thyme and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add the rice and stir to coat. Stir in the black-eyed peas and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, 5 minutes.
• Fluff the rice with a fork. Stir in the sausage-okra mixture, the tomatoes and scallion greens.

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.

HOPPIN' JOHN RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients except rice to boil in Dutch oven, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in rice; cover. Simmer 10 min. or until tender.

HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Wash and sort the peas. Place them in a saucepan, add the water, and discard any peas that float. Gently boil the peas with the pepper, ham hock, and onion, uncovered, until tender but not mushy - about 1 1/2 hours - or until 2 cups of liquid remain. Add the rice to the pot, cover, and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes, never lifting the lid.
• Remove from the heat and allow to steam, still covered, for another 10 minutes. Remove the cover, fluff with a fork, and serve immediately.

SLOW COOKER HOPPIN JOHN

Steps:

• Place black-eyed peas in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
• Pour 6 cups water into a pot; add ham hock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour. Transfer ham hock to a plate to cool and reserve 4 cups of the cooking liquid.
• Layer soaked peas, andouille sausage, onion, celery, and garlic in the bottom of a slow cooker. Remove meat from ham hock and add meat to slow cooker. Sprinkle bay leaves, cumin, salt, and red pepper flakes over the top. Pour reserved cooking water over peas mixture.
• Cook on High until peas are tender, at least 4 hours.

HOPPIN' JOHN WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• While rice is cooking, sautee onion and garlic with cajun seasoning in olive oil.
• Add sausage and brown.
• Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer.
• Add rice when done and stir to combine.

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.

HOPPIN' JASON: CANNELLINI AND RICE WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the oil and bacon over medium heat. When the bacon starts to render its fat, add the sausage and cook until the bacon crisps up and the sausage turns golden, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon and sausage to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
• To the pan, add the onions, celery, and bell pepper. Season with a pinch of salt. Saute until tender, then add the garlic, oregano, white pepper and cayenne pepper. Stir and cook until garlic is tender and pot is fragrant.
• Drain and add the soaked beans. Stir to coat the beans, then add the chicken stock, raise the heat and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer, cook for 30 to 40 minutes, or until beans are al dente. Add the bacon, and sausage back into the pot along with the rice. Cook 30 minutes more or until rice is tender and the liquid has absorbed. Stir in chopped fresh parsley just before serving. Season to taste.

HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients except rice to a boil in a large heavy pot, skimming any foam, then simmer, covered, until peas are barely tender, about 30 minutes. Transfer 4 cups peas and 4 cups cooking liquid to a heavy medium pot. Transfer ham hock to a cutting board, then set aside remaining peas and liquid in larger pot.
• Discard skin from ham hock and chop meat, discarding bone. Stir rice and ham into smaller pot of peas with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a rolling boil. Stir, then simmer, tightly covered, over very low heat until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let hoppin' John stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, simmer remaining peas and liquid, covered, until peas are tender, about 10 minutes. Serve with hoppin' John.

HEALTHY HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, carrots and celery in oil for 3 minutes. Add sausage; cook 3 minutes longer. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer., Stir in the peas, stock, bay leaf, thyme, pepper and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in vinegar. Simmer, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until carrots are tender., Discard bay leaf. Combine rice and chopped green onions; divide among six bowls. Top with sausage mixture. Sprinkle with sliced green onion.,

HOPPIN' JOHN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook sausage, drain and crumble.
• Place sausage in a large saucepan along with all other ingredients EXCEPT black-eyed peas.
• Bring to a boil and let simmer about 25 minutes until rice is done.
• Add drained peas and cook 15 more minutes.
• Serve with your favorite cornbread. Warmed leftovers are delicious!

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.

HOPPIN' JOHN (BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH KIELBASA)

Steps:

• Quick-soak black-eyed peas.
• Quarter kielbasa lengthwise and cut quarters crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. Chop onion and mince garlic. Cut celery crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Wearing rubber gloves, seed and mince jalapeño.
• In a 3-quart heavy kettle cook kielbasa, onion, garlic, celery, jalapeño, and bay leaf in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add peas and broth and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, or until peas are tender. Discard bay leaf and stir in coriander and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve Hoppin' John spooned over rice.

HAM HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Put peas in a deep pan cover with 8 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil on high heat.
• Lower heat to simmer, cover pot, cook for 45 minutes.
• (until peas are tender but not mushy) Place ham and bacon in frying pan over medium heat and fry for 5- 7 minutes, drain on paper towel and set aside.
• Keep 1 tsp bacon fat, add the onions to pan and sauté, stirring often until soft, (4 min) set aside.
• When beans are ready, drain and save 2 1/2 cups of cooking liquid.
• Add rice, ham, bacon, onions, roasted garlic, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to beans and reserved cooking liquid.
• Stir well.
• Return to high heat and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cover.
• Cook 25 minutes (until rice is done and all liquid has evaporated).
• Turn off stove and let sit covered for about 15 minutes.
• Enjoy--.

HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the bacon and sausage.
• Drain most of the fat, laving about a tablespoon or so, and add the onion, green pepper, jalapeño, and celery. Cook until tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer for about 10 minutes, until thoroughly heated, then serve over white rice (some collard greens on the side is an excellent complement, too!).

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• Combine seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• Place bacon in a large ovenproof pot and cook over high heat until bacon begins to brown, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in 2 cups onions, 1 cup peppers, 1 cup celery, 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon seasoning mix, bay leaves, and half the peas.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and 2 cups stock.
• Scrape bottom of pot.
• Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Add 1 cup stock and scrape bottom of pot.
• Add sausage, 6 cups stock, remaining onions, remaining peppers, remaining celery, remaining peas, and remaining seasoning mix.
• Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until peas are tender, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Stir in rice and remaining stock.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Cover pot and bake in oven 15 minutes.

HOPPIN' JOHN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, fry the bacon over moderate heat till almost crisp and pour off all but about 1 tablespoon of the grease. Add the onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the peas, salt and pepper, red pepper flakes, and water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer till the peas are tender but not mushy, about 1 hour. Drain the peas, then serve them in small bowls over mounds of hot rice with a few spoonfuls of tomatoes on the tops.