Betty's New Year's Day Hoppin' John Recipe Here is a recipe to bring you good luck for the New Year In this video from BettysKitchen, Betty demonstrates how to make a traditional Southern dish, New Year's Day Hoppin' John. This is a dish that consists mainly of black-eye peas, rice, onions, and ham. It is to be eaten on New Year's Day, in order to bring a prosperous new year. This is her own version of Hoppin' John, and she has designed it to meet the requirements of the traditional dish, yet taste wonderful! Ingredients: ½ stick butter or margarine, melted ¾ cup chopped onion (2) 10 ½ oz. soup cans beef broth (1) 10 ½ oz. soup can long grain white rice, uncooked (2) 15 oz. cans black-eye peas (2) 5 oz. cans of Hormel smoked chunked ham, cut into cubes (or equivalent) salt and pepper to taste, optional (Salt will probably not be needed, as almost all ingredients are salted.) Place ¾ cup chopped onion in a small saucepan containi...
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