BLACK EYE PEA "HOPPIN JOHN" SOUP FOR NEW YEARS
An ole southern tradition is to serve a "HOPPIN JOHN" dish of black eye peas on NEW YEARS DAY. It has been said to bring you good luck if you eat it on the first day of Jan. This is my very own Black Eye Pea Crock Pot Soup recipe for you to make,enjoy, and just maybe you will have good luck in the New Year! It is so easy to...
Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus
Categories Soups
Time 12h50m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. The night before... Put smoked ham hocks in the crock pot with 3 cups of water. Simmer over night.
- 2. The night before..... Rinse the black eye peas and put in a saucepan, covered with water. Bring to a boil. Cover and let sit for one hour.Drain,and rinse two tines. Put in a bowl covered with fresh cold water. Put in refrigerator over night.
- 3. Next morning: strain the pork hocks,and the liquid, into a bowl. Pick out, the pork hock meat,bones,and skin and put on a plate to cool. Now strain the liquid again, put the clear liquid back into the crock pot. and add the drained black eye peas. Cook on high.
- 4. When the hocks are cool enough , pick off all the meat. Throw all scraps away, and put the meat back into the crock pot. Cover. Cook the rice. Set aside.
- 5. Scrape and slice the carrots into coins,chop the onion, and put into the crock pot. Cook on high till the carrots are done.
- 6. When the carrots are done add the cooked rice, and the cut up canned spinach. Add more chicken broth if needed. Simmer til serving time.
- 7. Instead of canned spinach you can use fresh cut up collard greens,or fresh spinach. Serve with hot sauce, and home made corn bread, for a delicious meal. Or at half timefor your foot ball friends! Happy New Year ! ....12/17/11
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Lucky Lehlohonolo
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the soup turned out great. I used smoked ham hocks and they added a lot of flavor to the soup. I will definitely be making this again.
Phillip Forbes
[email protected]This soup was delicious! I made it for a potluck and it was a big hit. I will definitely be making it again.
Gulam Hussain
[email protected]I made this soup for New Year's Day and it was a hit! The soup was flavorful and the black-eyed peas were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
Gail Lane
[email protected]This soup was very flavorful and easy to make. I used canned black-eyed peas and it still turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
Marianne Leone
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the soup turned out great. I used smoked ham hocks and they added a lot of flavor to the soup. I will definitely be making this again.
Syedajmal Hussainshah
[email protected]This soup was delicious! I made it for a potluck and it was a big hit. I will definitely be making it again.
Adnan_sahoo602
[email protected]I've made this soup several times and it's always a hit. It's a great way to use up leftover ham or bacon. I also like to add some chopped collard greens or kale to the soup.
Timzkid Valentino
[email protected]This soup was easy to make and very flavorful. I used frozen black-eyed peas and it still turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
Shair Khan
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of black-eyed peas, but this soup was delicious! The flavors were well-balanced and the soup was very filling. I will definitely be making this again.
Saadi Baig
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I made it for New Year's Day and it was a hit. The soup was flavorful and the black-eyed peas were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.