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Country Pinto Beans

Country Pinto Beans

Country Pinto Beans

Beans and Cornbread is a staple when you grow up on in the country as I did. Of course, it was not one of my favorite meals back then, but it’s grown on me as an adult.  This pinto Beans Recipe with Ham Hocks is true comfort food.

 

what you need

pinto beans
chicken broth
ham hock
onion
bell pepper
minced garlic
can garlic, basil tomatoes
black pepper
salt
ground red pepper
bay leaf
cumin

 

how to make it

pick through the beans and remove anything odd, rinse, drain, and place in the crockpot. Add everything to the crockpot

Cook on high for 10 hours

Stir occasionally so you can smell the awesomeness =) remove the meat from the ham hock bone and toss in the trash.

Serve with a side of cornbread and fried potatoes. Yummy

INGREDIENTS

  • 1.5 lb pinto beans
  • 8 cups chicken broth (homemade bone broth)
  • 1 ham hock (frozen from Thanksgiving)
  • 1 cup onion (chopped)
  • 1 cup bell pepper (chopped)
  • 4 tsp garlic (minced)
  • 1  16 oz can garlic basil tomatoes (Blended)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Pick through beans to remove anything odd.
    2. rinse, drain and place in a crockpot
    3. Add chicken broth and rest of the ingredients
    4. cook on high for 10 hours
    5. remove the meat from the ham hock and through the bone away
    6. serve with a side of cornbread and mashed potatoes

NOTES

Use homemade bone broth for the best results.  Every time we have a ham the ham hock gets frozen for use in beans and chilies. You can also pick them up at your local grocery store.

2 comments found

    1. Good Morning Tamara, Thank you for the question.

      A whole ham can weigh 15-20 pounds and can serve up to 30 people. Unless you’re feeding a large crowd (or want a lot of leftovers), chances are you don’t need to purchase an entire ham. Instead, look for the shank or the butt end.
      The shank end has that classic ham profile, so it’s a good choice for a picture-perfect table. The meat tends to be fattier and it has one long bone, which makes carving easier.
      The butt end (the top half of the ham) is leaner and offers a little extra meat. But, it does have a T-shaped bone inside that can be hard to carve around. That T-Shaped bone is what I save to use in my beans.

      I hope this was helpful.

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