Pinto Beans and Ham Hocks
"Note: To speed up cooking of beans and reduce the gas beans produce, soak beans in cold water overnight or for three hours during the day. You can also use the ham hocks as your meat side dish. However, ham hocks are a high-fat food."
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- Ready In:
- 2hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 3 smoked ham hocks
- 2 lbs dried pinto beans
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce
- 1⁄2 medium chopped onion
directions
- Boil ham hocks on high heat for 45 minutes.
- Add all seasonings except hot sauce and onion. Continue boiling for 20 minutes.
- Add pinto beans, hot sauce, and onion. Boil on medium heat until beans are done to taste (usually I go for about 1 1/2 hours).
- Serve with rice and a meat side dish. Tastes even better the 2nd day!
Questions & Replies
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How much water do I need to put? -
When cooking meat in your beans do you put the meat in raw -
When cooking meat in your beans do you put meat in raw
Reviews
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This is my favorite Pinto Beans recipe...I only use one LARGE ham hock though. I boil my ham hock for about 30 minutes with minced garlic and onion. This is the 'broth' I use to cover my beans in the crock pot! I use all of the listed seasonings + hot sauce (my favorite part) and these beans are to die for! My whole family loves them - definitely no left overs :)...I like to add a tablespoon of vinegar to my OWN personal bowl. Served with a side of skillet cornbread & dinner is served! Thanks for this awesome recipe Gaelige Coinnaigh! -
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We really enjoyed this dish. I used some chicken broth to boil the ham hocks with additional water added. I left out the red pepper flakes and substituted jalapeno peppers which gave it a nice bite. The beans were very flavorful. Flavors blended very well together. Thanks for sharing. :) -
Instead of ham hocks use ham shanks. More meat and less bone also easier to strip. I make this a lot for the guys at the Lodge and they always want me to make it. I think it tastes better in the winter when it is cold and rainy. -
wonderful just a mild spicy bite to them -
This is a good basic recipe. My variation- I bring the raw dry beans to a boil, cook them at a slow boil for an hour. Then I throw it all together including ham hocks or shanks (which are already cooked when they’re sold), low and slow. I use chicken better than broth. Saute onions, celery, carrots, poblano pepper, other chili (Serrano, jalapeno or Anaheim, depending on your heat level), garlic before adding them in. I add a can of chipotle peppers too. Oregano, chili powder, salt, pepper, cumin, 2 bay leaves. Just a thought anyway. Make it your own
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Tweaks
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Smoked shank instead of hocks.
