Hoppin' John
To compliment the meal, serve Hoppin' John
with a bowl of cooked collards, kale, or other dark, leafy greens. A tradition in the American South,
Hoppin' John is traditionally eaten on
New Year's Day for good luck. It follows that it would be included in a
Kwanzaa feast since they occur at the same time.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon canola oil
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1 large onion, finely chopped
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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16 ounces dried black-eyed peas
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3 cups Vital Vegetable Stock
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1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
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8 ounces vegetarian sausage, crumbled salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Method
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onion, cover, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Remove cover, add the garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 30
seconds.
- Stir in the black-eyed peas, the stock, 1 cup water, and the red pepper
flakes, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 45 to 50 minutes, or until peas
are tender.
- In a saucepan, combine the rice and 3 cups of water, cover, and bring to
a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until rice is
tender.
- While peas and rice are cooking, brown the vegetarian sausage in a
skillet over medium heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the hot cooked rice, the browned vegetarian
sausage, and the cooked black-eyed peas.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve.
About The Author
 ROBIN ROBERTSON is the author of five
cookbooks: 366 Healthful Ways to Cook Tofu and Other Meat
Alternatives, 366 Simply Delicious Dairy-Free Recipes, The Soy Gourmet,
Some Like It Hot, and The Vegetarian Chili Cookbook. She
writes a weekly newspaper column on vegetarian cooking and is a Vegetarian
Times contributor.
JON ROBERTSON is the author of The Golden
Thread of Oneness: A journey Inward to the Universal Consciousness.
He is the senior writer and editor at A.R.E. Press. This recipe was
excerpted with permission from The Sacred Kitchen, ©1999,
published by New World Library, www.nwlib.com.
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