Southwestern Style Pinto Beans
Ingredients 2 pound beans, dry pinto, soaked overnight 1 each ham, hocks 1-3 each jalepeno peppers, to taste 1 qt tomatoes, canned 5 each garlic, cloves 2 each onions, finely chopp...
Ingredients
- sugar, approx
- onion, approx
- garlic, approx
- tomato, approx
- salt, approx
- water, approx
- celery, approx
- pepper, approx
Directions
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Ingredients 2 pound beans, dry pinto, soaked overnight 1 each ham, hocks 1-3 each jalepeno peppers, to taste 1 qt tomatoes, canned 5 each ga
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Drain the water and rinse the beans well
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Simmer the ham hock for about 2 hours in enough water to cover
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about 2 quarts
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You could also use a pound of side pork or slab bacon cut into 1 inch chunks.) Remove the meat from the hock and return it to the cooking po
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Add the pre-soaked and rinsed beans to the pot, along with the rest of the ingredients
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Add enough water or tomato juice to bring the level to about 4 1/2 quarts total volume
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Cover and simmer for about 4 hours, or longer if you have a slow cooker