Wendy Williams, you let me down.

Wendy Williams

Recently on The Chew, Wendy Williams was on as a guest and 'treated' the hosts and audience to her Hoppin John dish.  Wendy Williams for those of you who do not know, is an outspoken talk show host.  See her on the left...

Anywho, this Hoppin John dish is supposed to be good luck for the New Year.  The recipe calls for 7 simple ingredients, most of which I had.  Even better, you throw everything together in a slow cooker for 9 hours.  PERFECT!  Or so I thought...  One of the ingredients is a smoked ham hock.  I've never purchased a ham hock before.  I'm at Pick N Save and looking in the pork section naturally and no hocks.  Butcher service counter, no hocks.  I'm now getting frustrated on where the friggen hocks are!  Guess where they are... next to the ham... DUH!  Why wouldn't they be...

Here's the recipe from thechew.com if anyone is brave enough to make it..
Ingredients:
1 cup Small dried black-eyes (soaked in water for 6 hours)
2 cup Water
2 Garlic cloves (minced)
1 Dried hot pepper (optional) --I did not add this as I didn't have one so it may make a difference
1 Smoked ham hock
1 Medium onion (chopped)
1 Red bell pepper (chopped)

Directions:
-Combine everything in a slow cooker and cook on low for 6-9 hours.
-Serve over rice with hot sauce... didn't help.


photo credit from thechew.com