Adams Hoppin' John

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Recipe submitted by buba, 06/09/05

Adams Hoppin' John

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

2 tablespoons safflower or other light oil
1 cup chopped onions
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups juicy tomatoes, chopped with 1/4 cup water (or 14 oz. can imported tomatoes)
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups cooked black-eyed peas (1- 1 lb. can)
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions:

Heat oil in a very large skillet. Add the onions and saute over low heat until translucent. Add the garlic and continue to saute until the onions are golden. Add the tomatoes and herbs and cook until tomatoes have softened a bit, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and peas and season to taste with salt and lots of pepper. Stir together well and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Add a bit of water or cooking liquid from peas if the mixture needs more moisture.

Serves: 6-8

Preparation time: 30 minutes

In the summer, its nice to add a small zucchini or crookneck squash. One of my all time favs!

Archived comment by: momoreendel

this was great; I'll definitely be making this again!

Archived comment by: tigers_eye_jen

Awesome! I used fresh basil, added some oregano and mushrooms to the recipe, ate it with a slice of avocado and a few leaves of lettuce on the side... I haven't felt this satisfied in a minute! =) I'm going to add some collard greens and broccoli into the recipe next time, to make it a balanced meal in one dish (including the lettuce and avocado on the side).

Archived comment by: max_planck735

This was soooooo yummy!!! I made it just a few hours ago and loved it. I did add more garlic than the recipe called for; abou about seven cloves and it was awesome. I will definetly be making this again. Thanks.

Archived comment by: amethystmoon

oh man, this was SOOOO good! I made a bunch of food this weekend, and this was by far the most successful recipe. I added spinach because it just didn't look right without something green. I'm making it again tonight. YUM!

Archived comment by: kT22A

When I make Hoppin John, I like to serve it over some hot cornbread with plenty of melted marg.

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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2007, 10:45:32 PM »

I looooove this recipe. I made it at New Year's (because of the black-eyed peas) and the omnivores liked it.


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2007, 06:32:33 PM »

I make this dish often. It's a hearty meal that is really easy to make. Sometimes I add a can of kidney beans or black beans.


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2007, 08:42:47 PM »

For a slightly more authentic method, add some chopped jalapenos. At least, that is the only way I've had hoppin' john. (It's not called "hoppin'" for nothing!) Wink

Either way, very nice and basic recipe.


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2007, 08:41:36 PM »

This was extremely good. I love black eyed peas so this was right up my alley. The only thing I did different was use organic long grain white rice and 2 cloves of garlic instead of instead of one. I also used vegesal instead of salt and pepper to season it with. This is a keeper really good.


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2008, 05:56:46 PM »

Yum! I made this today for New Year's, and my husband actually said, "So why can't we eat this every day?"
I added two stalks of chopped celery to the onions since I had to use it up soon, and I used four big cloves of garlic instead of one. Also, once the veggies had cooked down, I added about 10 oz. chopped frozen spinach.
I'll definitely be making this again!


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2008, 02:03:55 AM »

Yum.

I as well used fresh basil. I also added tofu in the mix.

To really give the recipe a lift, save some fresh tomatoes and basil to add just prior to when you serve.


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2009, 08:45:37 PM »

this was great, but i omitted the tomatoes and added some fresh, diced jalapenos to the mix. also put a bay leaf in when cooking the black eyed peas. enjoy!


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2009, 12:17:35 AM »

Very delicious. I am enjoying it right now. Thanks for posting it!


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2009, 07:53:04 PM »

This was yummy and so easy to make!! Perfect for those rushed nights and your tempted to eat or buy something you shouldn't. I like the addition of spinach and the suggestion to add more garlic. I did both and it was fantastic. I also used basil from my garden which was perfect. Thanks for the recipe!!


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Re: Adams Hoppin' John

« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2009, 01:29:11 PM »

Thanks for the great recipe! I used about 2 T fresh basil from my garden instead of dried basil and diced one each of green bell pepper and carrot, two stalks of celery, added 1/4 tsp ground red chili pepper, and increased the garlic to 3 cloves. I mixed in about a 1/4 to 1/2 c of chopped green onion at the end.


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