HOPPIN’ JOHN
HOPPIN’ JOHN1 1/2 Cups Dried Black-eyed Peas
2 Smoked Ham Hocks
1 Chopped Onion
1/2 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Salt and Pepper to taste
4 Cups of Water
Put everything above into a pot, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 1/2 hours
Remove ham hocks from pot, and take meat off the bones and cut into pieces and return to the pot.
Add 1 1/2 cups of rice to the pot, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 25 minutes.
Do yourself a favor, use fresh, good quality rice, it really does make a difference.
Top with shredded cheese, if you’d like, or hot sauce. I’m a bit of a dare devil, so I add both.
