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Hoppin’ John fritters
3
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Hoppin’ John is a popular Southern dish of black-eyed peas and rice. It’s traditionally served on New Year’s Day to bring good luck. Here, it’s turned into crispy fritters that are baked instead of fried. The fritters need to freeze for a few hours before baking to ensure they hold their shape when cooked. If you'd like, you can freeze them for up to 1 month, and cook right from frozen for an extra few minutes longer.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Unsalted butter
1 Tbsp
Uncooked onion
1 cup(s), chopped, white chopped
Bell pepper
½ cup(s), green; chopped
Dried thyme
1 tsp, crushed
Bay leaf
1 leaf/leaves, broken in half
Kosher salt
½ tsp, divided
Black pepper
½ tsp, coarsely ground, divided
Garlic clove
2 clove(s), chopped
Canned black eye peas
14 oz, rinsed and drained
Hot sauce
1 Tbsp, vinegar-based (such as Crystal)
Smoked paprika
½ tsp
Cayenne pepper
¼ tsp
Egg
3 large egg(s)
Cooked medium grain brown rice
1 cup(s), cooled
Panko breadcrumbs
¾ cup(s)
Dried parsley
1 Tbsp