Description
A traditional Southern dish made with black-eyed peas and rice, flavored with smoked meat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup black-eyed peas
- 1 cup rice
- 4 cups water
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 smoked ham hock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Soak black-eyed peas overnight.
- In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add chopped onion and minced garlic; sauté until translucent.
- Add smoked ham hock and soaked black-eyed peas.
- Pour in water and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
- Add rice, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
- Cover and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Remove the ham hock, shred the meat, and return it to the pot.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Adjust spices to taste.
- Can use fresh or frozen black-eyed peas.
- Serve with cornbread for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: hopin john black eyed, black-eyed peas, Southern cooking, comfort food