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Traditional Hopping John

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Traditional Hopping John

Along the coast of the Southern US eating Hoppin' John on New Year's Day is thought to bring a year filled with luck and prosperity. The beans symbolize coins or pennies. Sometimes a penny is added to the pot or can be left under the bowls of Hoppin' John. Greens such as Collards, chard or kale can be added and symbolize the color of money and are said to add to ones wealth in the new year. The day after New Year's Day the leftovers are called "Skippin' Jenny," and further demonstrates one's frugality. A common tradition in the south US is each person at the meal should leave three peas on their plate to ensure the New Year will be filled with Luck, Fortune and Romance. Another tradition holds that counting the number of peas in a serving predicts the amount of luck (or wealth) that will be collected over the next year.

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

35 min
Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
4 slices bacon
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¼ cup onions
diced
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½ each sweet red bell peppers
diced
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2 cups black-eyed peas
canned, frozen or cooked
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2 cups water
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½ cup rice
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1 x kale
or any greens, optional
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1 x salt and black pepper
to taste
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
4 slices bacon
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59 ml onions
diced
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0.5 each sweet red bell peppers
diced
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473 ml black-eyed peas
canned, frozen or cooked
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473 ml water
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118 ml rice
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1 x kale
or any greens, optional
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1 x salt and black pepper
to taste
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Directions

Dice bacon, brown in dutch oven with onion and pepeprs, until bacon is crisp and vegetables are soft.

Add peas and rice. then water.

Cover and simmer over very low heat about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.

For extra luck add collard greens, kale, mustard greens, etc. for extra wealth (the green color symbolizes money).

Salt and pepper to taste.

Add a dash of hot sauce (to taste).



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Comments


anonymous

I use mild jalapeno chopped peppers instead of red bell pepper I also used spinach for the greens or you can omit that. s

DavidC

It would be helpful, perhaps, to specify the type of beans -- dry, canned, frozen -- that are called for. I assumed dry until I realized a 15-minute cooking time requires canned or frozen.

happyzhangbo

Thanks for your comment and sorry for the unclear description, just edited the recipe, and it should be canned, frozen or cooked black-eyed beans. Enjoy!

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 165g (5.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 13317% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 1g 4%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 6mg 2%
Sodium 130mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 8%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars g
Protein 9g
Vitamin A 14% Vitamin C 24%
Calcium 7% Iron 4%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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