Roasted Half Chicken with Chickpea and Gigande Hoppin' John
Roasted Half Chicken with Chickpea and Gigande Hoppin' John

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Learn how to make Hoppin' John - a classic Gullah dish - with Chef BJ Dennis of Charleston, South Carolina. See recipes for Roasted Half Chicken with Chickpea and Gigande Hoppin' John too. A classic Southern dish to celebrate New Year's.

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The ingredients needed to make Roasted Half Chicken with Chickpea and Gigande Hoppin' John:
  1. Get Whole Chicken (cut in half)
  2. Get Bay Leaves
  3. Get 15.5oz Chickpeas, canned
  4. Prepare 15.5oz Gigande Beans, canned
  5. Get Salt
  6. Get Kale, thick stems removed
  7. Make ready Collards, thick stems removed
  8. Make ready sliced Bacon or Country Ham, diced
  9. Make ready Olive Oil
  10. Make ready Onion, diced
  11. Take Celery Stalks, diced
  12. Make ready Garlic Cloves
  13. Take Cider Vinegar
  14. Take Red Chili Flakes
  15. Prepare Stock (chicken or vegetable) divided
  16. Take Butter
  17. Get Rice, cooked
  18. Get Scallions
  19. Prepare Parsley, chopped
  20. Make ready Salt
  21. Take Pepper

As I was telling my friend on Faceboook the other day, I love roasted chicken. Hoppin' John is also known to many as Carolina Peas and Rice. Gullah or Low Country cuisine reflects the cooking of the Carolinas, especially the Sea islands (a cluster of islands stretching along the coats of South Carolina and northern Georgia). Hoppin' John is the textbook example of how hard it can be to recreate the traditional dishes of the antebellum Southern kitchen, and it's not just a matter of recipe or In classic Carolina pilaus, chicken or shrimp were often cooked in the pot along with the rice.

Instructions to make Roasted Half Chicken with Chickpea and Gigande Hoppin' John:
  1. Season the chicken halves with salt, pepper, and thyme.
  2. Place your chicken halves into a sous-vide pouch with a few sprigs of rosemary.
  3. Vacuum seal the bag and cook in a water bath at 64 C (147.2 F) for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes Time and temperature is referenced from Thomas Keller?s Under Pressure sous-vide book
  4. Dice onion and celery, mince the garlic.
  5. Wash the collards and kale; remove any thick stems.
  6. Cut the collards and kale into thin strips.
  7. Dice the bacon.
  8. Heat olive oil in a small Dutch oven or stock pot.
  9. Add the bacon, cook until crisp.
  10. Remove bacon and all but 2 table spoons of oil.
  11. Add onions and celery.
  12. Cook until onions and celery are tender.
  13. Add the garlic; continue to cook until fragrant.
  14. Add collards and kale to pan, toss to blend.
  15. Add 2 cups of stock, bring to simmer; toss to blend.
  16. Cook until collards and kale are just tender.
  17. Add the beans and bacon, toss to blend.
  18. Add the vinegar, chili flakes, and season with salt and pepper.
  19. Bring to simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes.
  20. Add butter and hold warm.
  21. Chop the scallions and parsley, and set aside.
  22. Preheat oven to 375.
  23. Remove chicken from pouch. Place in roasting dish.
  24. Place in oven to heat up more until hot.
  25. Place rice on serving plate, top the rice with Hoppin John. Transfer chicken leg to plate.
  26. Top with scallions and parsley.

Preparation Wash and sort the peas. Hoppin' John is a spicy stew of black-eyed peas, ham or bacon, and rice which traditionally ushers in the New Year. You'll love this traditional New Years recipe. What do you eat with Hoppin' John? There are many variations to traditional Hoppin' John.

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