Pinto Beans And Ham Hocks Recipes

Steps:

• Soak beans in bowl for several hours or overnight. Rinse twice.
• Place rinsed beans in large soup pan. Add sliced onion (both red and white), garlic, ham hocks, and basil to pan.
• Cover beans with water.
• Add Worcestershire, liquid smoke, paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
• Cook on low for 3-4 hours, adding water if necessary to keep beans covered.
• Stir occasionally.
• Discard ham hocks prior to serving.

Steps:

• 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!

Steps:

• Sort and wash beans; place them in a large pot, add water to cover them and let soak about 8 hours; drain, rinse and then put back into pot with 2 quarts water.
• Bring beans, ham hocks and all the spices to a boil in the same pot as before; cover, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally about 2 and a half hours or until beans are tender.
• Stir in rice, onions, green pepper, brown sugar, rice and ham if using; cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until rice is tender; remove ham hocks, chop off meat and add back to pot.
• Serve with more green onions, some extra hot sauce if that's your thing, and a big pan of cornbread and you have a wonderful country style meal.

Steps:

• Place the beans and water in a large stockpot. Add the ham hock, onion and garlic. Season with chili powder, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Cover, and remove from heat. Let stand for one hour.
• Return the pot to the heat, and bring to a boil once again. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for at least 3 hours to blend flavors. The longer you simmer, the thicker the broth will become. I like to cook mine for about 6 hours.
• Remove the ham hock from the broth, and let cool. Remove the meat from the bone, and return the meat to the stockpot, discarding the bone. Adjust seasonings to taste.