Hoppin' John With Greens - Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dried black-eyed peas, sorted and rinsed
• 1 cube vegetable bouillon
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 2 bunches collard greens, chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 5 cups water, or as needed to cover
• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ready Time: 7 hrs 20 mins


• cover black-eyed peas with water in a large soup pot, bring to a boil, and boil for 2 minutes. reduce heat to low and simmer peas for 1 hour. drain.
• dissolve vegetable bouillon cube in 1/4 cup hot water in a small bowl; pour bouillon into slow cooker. stir black-eyed peas, onion, garlic, ham hock, collard greens, oregano, red pepper flakes, and vegetable broth into the cooker. add 5 cups of water or as needed to cover. cook 5 hours on high. stir rice into stew and cook 1 more hour.
• remove meat from ham hock, chop meat, and return to stew. season with salt and black pepper.