My version of Hoppin' John

Came across this recipe while my wife was looking for a recipe for Alabama orange cinnamon rolls... But more on that later
So it turns out Hoppin John is an old school dish from the
Gullah Geechee region of South Carolina
I basically went with these 2 different videos for my guide.




Youtube Link

I boiled the ham hock for 45min then added one cup of my beans (crowder peas)


Start simmering and seasoning your other cubed up meats in beef tallow or lard.







When you drain those beans save 3 and 2/3rds cups of that juice to boil your rice in.

Combine everything back to one pot and bring back to a boil while stirring every so often



We didn't have any bread crumbs but had some Dots Garlic Parmesan pretzels that I crushed up to bread my pork chops with then fried it up and served!

#yum