Their recipe for Hoppin' John follows, but I'd cook rice instead of using prepared.
"Big Easy" Gumbo
Adding flour to hot oil creates a fast and flavorful roux. Serve this party favorite with scoops of Hoppin' John and a fresh green salad tossed with your favorite vinaigrette.
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
1/2 cup peanut oil
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped sweet onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 (14-oz.) cans low-sodium chicken broth
4 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 pound andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 1/2 cups frozen black-eyed peas, thawed
1 pound peeled, large raw shrimp (1 6/20 count)
1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; gradually whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 to 7 minutes or until flour is chocolate colored. (Do not burn mixture.)
2. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in onion and next 4 ingredients, and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Gradually stir in chicken broth; add chicken and next 2 ingredients. Increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Add shrimp, and cook 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
Note: We tested with Zatarain's Creole Seasoning and Savoie's Andouille Sausage.
Hoppin' John
Yield: Makes 3 cups
1 cup diced sweet onion
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
1 (8.5-oz.) package ready-to-serve jasmine rice
2 cups cooked and drained black-eyed peas
Salt and pepper to taste
Sauté diced onion in bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until golden. Stir in rice and black-eyed peas; cook, stirring gently, 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Southern Living, JANUARY 2011
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"Big Easy" Gumbo
Adding flour to hot oil creates a fast and flavorful roux. Serve this party favorite with scoops of Hoppin' John and a fresh green salad tossed with your favorite vinaigrette.
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
1/2 cup peanut oil
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped sweet onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 (14-oz.) cans low-sodium chicken broth
4 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 pound andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 1/2 cups frozen black-eyed peas, thawed
1 pound peeled, large raw shrimp (1 6/20 count)
1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; gradually whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 to 7 minutes or until flour is chocolate colored. (Do not burn mixture.)
2. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in onion and next 4 ingredients, and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Gradually stir in chicken broth; add chicken and next 2 ingredients. Increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Add shrimp, and cook 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
Note: We tested with Zatarain's Creole Seasoning and Savoie's Andouille Sausage.
Hoppin' John
Yield: Makes 3 cups
1 cup diced sweet onion
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
1 (8.5-oz.) package ready-to-serve jasmine rice
2 cups cooked and drained black-eyed peas
Salt and pepper to taste
Sauté diced onion in bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until golden. Stir in rice and black-eyed peas; cook, stirring gently, 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Southern Living, JANUARY 2011
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