Hoppin' John

Name: Hoppin' John
Cook time: 4 h 40 min
Total time: 4 h 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 smoked ham hock (about 1 1/4 pounds; 565g); 1 medium (8-ounce; 225g) yellow onion, peeled, quartered, and root end trimmed; 2 bay leaves; 1 1/2 cups (9 1/2 ounces; 270g) dried field peas (cowpeas), preferably not black-eyed peas, rinsed, picked over for debris, and soaked overnight (see note); 1 tablespoon Diamond Crystal (12g); for table salt use half as much by volume or the same weight; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 1/2 cups (10 ounces; 280g) uncooked parboiled long-grain white rice (see note)

Instructions

Cook:4h 40min

A staple of the Southern table, Hoppin' John is famously eaten on New Year's Day, but is just as good any other day as well. This version features tender and earthy field peas cooked with fluffy rice and rich and smoky ham hocks.

Updated at: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:32:57 GMT