Hoppin John Traditional African-American Cuisine – ethnic – Hope you will like this one also, it is one of the best ethnic. View the video also if available, and feel free to comments, share.
Vegeterian Tips: While everyone else that you are with is chomping down on huge T Bone steaks and French fries, you can turn a side salad and baked potato into your meal, if nothing else is available.
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 quart of spring wate
- a sprig or 1/2 of Thyme
- 1 and 1/2 cup of long-grain brown/red or yellow rice
- 1/2 pound of Black-eyed peas presoaked overnight
- sea salt or kelp to taste
Directions:
Rinse and sort beans. Boil 4 quarts of spring/distilled or
filtered water. Stir in peas and thyme. cover, then lower
heart and cook until peas are tender about 30 minutes.
In a separate port, bring 3 cups of spring/distilled or
filtered water to boil. Stir in rice, then cover, lower
heat and cook until rice is tender about 40 minutes.
Combine rice and peas and season to taste.
This is a traditional African-American dish for New”s
Years” Day since enslavement. Hoppin” John may have a few
African sources. Jon is a Senegalese word meaning dignified
and repectable. John is the Anglicized word for Shango the
West African diety who resurrects after death. He is also
the perfect son. And he rules over dance and music.
Serves: 6
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