Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Our family New Year's Day Dinner. Everything on the menu was a 10. One of the top 5 meals we ever cooked at this house. YUM
COUNTRY RIBS
COLLARD GREENS
HOPPIN JOHN
MEXICAN CORNBREAD
All music used is from the YouTube Music Library
Down With Paradise
Bleaker Street Blues
Bluesed and Abused
Gimme Back My Ya Ya
Clover 3
All Aboard
Recipe for Hoppin John. Recipe for other sides can be found on the PLAYLIST named Janet's Sides.
Click here to help us offset cost to produce the PIF channel
paypal.me/PhilNFlorence
Recipe for Hoppin John
6- thick cut sliced bacon, chopped
4 cups frozen blackeye peas
1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
fresh green onions, chopped
4-celery stalks, sliced (about 1 1/2 cups
1 medium size yellow onion, chopped ( 1 1/2 cups)
1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
3 garlic cloves chopped, about 1 Tbsp
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt (divided parts)
8 cups of chicken stock (2 qts)
2 Tbsp olive oil
Directions:
In a dutch oven pot, fry bacon over med-high stirring occasionaly until starting to crisp. after about 10 minutes, add celery, onion, bell pepper, garlic, thyme, blk pepper, cayenne, and 1 tsp of the salt. Cook about 8 min or until the onions are tender. Add chicken stock and blackeye peas and bring to a boil over med-high heat. Reduce heat to med-low and simmer until peas are tender, about 40 minutes. Drain pot mixture (peas and veg) but retain the cooking liquid for later use. Return pea mixture and 1 cup of the liquid back into the dutch oven pot. Cover to keep warm, and set aside. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over med-high heat. Add rice and cook, stirring often until fragrant and lightly toasted (3-4 minutes) Stir in 3 cups of the reserved cooking liquid and remaining 1/2 tsp of salt. bring to a boil and reduce heat to med-low. cover & cook until rice is tender (15-18 min) Fluff rice with a fork, and stir into pea mixture in dutch oven, stir in remaining cooking liquid 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistancy is reached. sprinkle servings with chopped green onions. Enjoy- Janet
Our family New Year's Day Dinner. Everything on the menu was a 10. One of the top 5 meals we ever cooked at this house. YUM
COUNTRY RIBS
COLLARD GREENS
HOPPIN JOHN
MEXICAN CORNBREAD
All music used is from the YouTube Music Library
Down With Paradise
Bleaker Street Blues
Bluesed and Abused
Gimme Back My Ya Ya
Clover 3
All Aboard
Recipe for Hoppin John. Recipe for other sides can be found on the PLAYLIST named Janet's Sides.
Click here to help us offset cost to produce the PIF channel
paypal.me/PhilNFlorence
Recipe for Hoppin John
6- thick cut sliced bacon, chopped
4 cups frozen blackeye peas
1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
fresh green onions, chopped
4-celery stalks, sliced (about 1 1/2 cups
1 medium size yellow onion, chopped ( 1 1/2 cups)
1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
3 garlic cloves chopped, about 1 Tbsp
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt (divided parts)
8 cups of chicken stock (2 qts)
2 Tbsp olive oil
Directions:
In a dutch oven pot, fry bacon over med-high stirring occasionaly until starting to crisp. after about 10 minutes, add celery, onion, bell pepper, garlic, thyme, blk pepper, cayenne, and 1 tsp of the salt. Cook about 8 min or until the onions are tender. Add chicken stock and blackeye peas and bring to a boil over med-high heat. Reduce heat to med-low and simmer until peas are tender, about 40 minutes. Drain pot mixture (peas and veg) but retain the cooking liquid for later use. Return pea mixture and 1 cup of the liquid back into the dutch oven pot. Cover to keep warm, and set aside. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over med-high heat. Add rice and cook, stirring often until fragrant and lightly toasted (3-4 minutes) Stir in 3 cups of the reserved cooking liquid and remaining 1/2 tsp of salt. bring to a boil and reduce heat to med-low. cover & cook until rice is tender (15-18 min) Fluff rice with a fork, and stir into pea mixture in dutch oven, stir in remaining cooking liquid 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistancy is reached. sprinkle servings with chopped green onions. Enjoy- Janet
