Going to Make Hoppin John This Week

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I made Hoppin John for the first time probably several months ago and it was real good. I can see why some people love it. I don't doubt that mine is not as good as people who maybe grew up making it, but wasn't bad at all. So, I put down black eyed peas and pork shank on the shopping list. Yes, I've been using pork shank. I think people use ham hocks or bacon but for some reason my girlfriend always just grabs pork shank and it works just fine. I've been cooking my own food since I was a little kid, because my Mom always had to work so she was either working or exhausted. Of course, when I was a kid I was making some pretty simple stuff. It wasn't until I was a young adult that I started making real meals and then these days I usually get recipes off the Internet or wing it, so to speak. It's a bit different than people who grew up cooking things like Hoppin John, so I'm sure there are some people that make some really good Hoppin John because they've been doing it probably since they were a kid. Image attribution: Kristen Taylor, CC BY 2.0 < via Wikimedia Commons