Hoppin’ John
Stacey Little
Created Dec 9, 2013
Made with black-eyed peas and smoked ham, this southern staple is served on New Year's day for luck.
Hoppin’ John
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 bag (1 lb) dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight and rinsed
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 smoked ham hock or 1 cup chopped smoked ham
- 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth (4 cups)
- 1 can (10 to 14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
- 1 dried bay leaf
- Salt to taste
- 6 cups hot cooked white rice
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Sort and rinse peas. Soak peas in enough water to cover at least 8 hours or overnight.
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Step2Drain and rinse soaked peas; set aside. In 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and celery; sauté about 5 minutes or until onion is translucent. Add garlic; sauté about 2 minutes or until fragrant.
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Step3Add ham hock, broth, tomatoes and bay leaf. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer; stir in soaked peas. Add salt to taste. Cook 50 to 60 minutes or until peas are tender.
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Step4Remove and discard bay leaf. Remove ham hock. Remove ham from bone; discard bone. Shred ham; return to Dutch oven and stir. Serve over hot cooked rice.
Nutrition
390
Calories
4g
Total Fat
18g
Protein
71g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 1280mg
- 54%
- Potassium
- 550mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 71g
- 24%
- Dietary Fiber
- 11g
- 46%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 18g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 30%
- 30%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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