In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a traditional New Year’s Day dish, “Good Luck” Hoppin’ John. In the South, the belief is that if you eat Hoppin’ John on New year’s Day, you will have good luck all year long! I have a previous version of Hoppin’ John, which you may prefer, but this is my creation for New Year’s Day 2011. Ingredients: 4 to 6 slices uncooked bacon 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/3 green pepper, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ medium onion, chopped 15-oz. can blackeye peas, undrained (2) 10 ¾-oz. cans beef broth enough uncooked long grain white rice to fill a beef broth can sprig of fresh rosemary or other herb for garnish, optional In a frying pan, place 4 to 6 strips of bacon. Cook bacon until crisp. Remove from skillet and place on paper toweling to drain. In a medium-sized saucepan, place (2) 10 ¾-oz. cans beef broth and 1 equally-sized can of long grain white rice. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover tightly with a lid, and cook for 14 to 15 minutes, until rice absorbs beef broth. In the meantime, heat 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil in a deep skillet. Add 1/3 chopped green pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic and ½ chopped onion. Saute until onion is clear. To the deep skillet of sautéed vegetables add your cooked rice and a 15-oz. can of undrained blackeye peas. Stir all together, and return to heat for a short time to distribute heat to the blackeye peas and to intermingle flavors. Ladle out you Hoppin …
@bettyskitchen Here, where I live (in the greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada), the city sent out some information for the new organics recycling program last year, which suggests that we freeze unwanted cooking oils & greases until they’re solid, and then put the solid grease with other organics in our green bins, to be placed by the curb so the recycling trucks can haul it off.
@ndnflava I keep clean jars under my sink. I use them to contain used grease or deep-fry oil that I don’t plan to use again. When they fill up, I put them in the garbage, which gets hauled off. It’s a clean, neat way to dispose of something you can’t just pour down the sink.
–Betty
how do you throw away bacon grease or any kind of greace?
@MrSmartBob Thanks for your lovely comment! I really appreciate it!
–Betty
Every one of your recipes I’ve tried are great. This will be my next one.:-)
That looks good Betty – Happy New Year to you!
Nice video. This is how I’ve been making mine lately. Happy New Year to you!
thank you betty…you have a happy, & prosperous new year as well !! always love your cooking, & your vids are always very uplifting, & inspiring !! im a musician here in dallas tx, so im hoping its a good yr for musicians!! peace,god bless, & keep cookin’!!!.. BW
Happy New Year! Betty! Wish you a happy 2011! cant wait for your new 2011 recipes!
@AussieGriller Thanks! Happy New Year to you!
–Betty
@KamilZCz Thanks! Same to you!
–Betty
Looks great! Traditional American food – that’s what I like!
Happy New Year Betty!
Happy new year Betty!
I’m not much of a bean person, but that looks GOOD!
Happy New Years to you and your family. I just subbed about three weeks ago and I luv your vids.
Yummy looking dish Betty.. Happy New Years to you and your family
Happy New Year Betty & Rick!
I hope you and your whole family also have a wonderful new year filled with lots of good memories.
Lovely dish Betty!! Happy New Year to you and family.
@bettyskitchen this great food are you stay up for midnight nFor new year 2011 from New York?????
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@TheMOstang1 Happy New Year to you, too, Ann!
–Betty
@Supportahol Hi! It’s nice to hear from you! I hope you are doing fine! Happy New Year to you and yours,
–Betty
@angeewells Thanks! Happy New Year to you, too!
–Betty
Happy New Year!!!!
-Ann
yummmmm !!!!