Hattie's Hoppin' John Holiday Shopping List

 Time to get your ingredients for Hattie’s Hoppin’ John [ready]! Invoke prosperity in the new year.

Whether you are shopping your pantry or at the market, here are flexible choices to make it:

Hattie’s Hoppin’ John

Ingredients

Produce

• 1- lg Onion
• 3 stalks Celery
• 6 cloves Garlic
• Fresh or dried herbs if you need (thyme, sage, rosemary, whatever you like really, but choose the for the magical property [of abundance] as much as flavor)
• 2 Green chiles or jalapeños, or 1 green bell pepper (or canned)
• 2 cups fresh cooking greens of choice (or if you must, frozen chopped greens)
• Green onions or chives to top (optional)

Meat, if you eat it

• Ham bone, ham hock, frozen bacon pieces, whatever is handy
• Roast turkey leg and wing (these are holiday leftovers in my house, and I freeze them for this dish). Skip it or substitute it with smoked sausages. I prefer more meat.
• Seasonings
• Cayenne (or Cajun seasoning or paprika)
• Salt
• Black pepper

Dried Goods

• 4-6 cups bone Broth or vegetable broth of choice
• 28-oz canned Diced tomatoes (panty substitution: 1 15-oz canned diced, 1 10-oz can Rotel. Especially useful if you don’t have fresh peppers)
• 1 lb dried Black-eyed peas
• vinegar (white, apple cider, balsamic, rice, malt, whatever is handy)

Fat

• 4 tbsp Butter/ghee/bacon fat/lard/oil

Plan to serve with rice or noodles, mashers, cornbread, or biscuits. Top with vinegar and green onions or chives if you can.