Pinto Beans And Ham Hocks
From rahamby 17 years agoIngredients
- 1 Pound Smokehouse bacon End Pieces (Use "Ozark Mountain Smokehouse" or equivalent sugar-cured, heavy-smoked bacon… improves flavor immensely). shopping list
- 1 Medium red onion, Chopped shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic shopping list
- 1 Large roma tomato, Chopped * shopping list
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda * shopping list
- 2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper shopping list
- 3 Cups pinto beans, Dry shopping list
- 6 Cups water shopping list
- 1-1/2 Tbsp. molasses shopping list
- 1 tsp. “Cholula” hot sauce (Optional) * shopping list
- 1/2 16 oz. Can refried beans (to thicken, if desired) * shopping list
How to make it
- - Sauté onion and bacon until onion softens.
- - Add remaining ingredients.
- - Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 3 to 4 HOURS, until beans are mostly tender ADDING WATER IF its level drops below top of beans.
- - Pick out any bad (floating) beans, skim any surface foam.
- - If you don't have any Refried Beans, remove approx. 1/2 cup cooked beans, mash and return to pot and stir in. *
- - Serve with piping hot hot-water cornbread, spooned over "Fideos", or with Bread & Butter Sandwiches.
- ********** SUBSTITUTIONS : ***********
- * INSTEAD OF the Bacon Ends Use 1 pound of heavy-smoked HAM ends, or 2 lbs. (about 4) HAM HOCKS, (the bone marrow improves richness… make sure to retain it back into the pot).
- * Do not sauté onions - just add to pot.
- * Use 1 Tbsp. Epazote instead of the Soda.
- * Use 1-14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes in place of the chopped Roma Tomato, and reduce water by 1/2 cup.
- * Use 1/2 tsp. Zatarain's Liquid Shrimp & Crab Boil in place of the Hot Sauce.
- * Use 1 – 9 oz. can Fritos Bean Dip instead of the Refritos
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Reviewed by 2 people-
Delicious beans, loved the addition of tomatoes. Forgot the refried beans, but I'll remember next time :) Added this to the IMI group ----------> ...more
mommyluvs2cook in Santa Fe loved it
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Oh yeah Arkansas soul food ha. Thanks
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