Southern Ham and Brown Beans

Name: Southern Ham and Brown Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 180 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pound dry pinto beans; 8 cups water; 1 large, meaty ham hock; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

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This is the same recipe my mother's side of the family has been making for years, with my own special touch. Serve it with all of the fixin's. It goes great with cornbread, fried potatoes and fried cabbage.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 3h

Serves 8

Difficulty Hard

🛒 Ingredients

1 pound dry pinto beans

8 cups water

1 large, meaty ham hock

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 8

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 273

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g 8%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 323mg 14%

Total Carbohydrate 37.7g 14%

Dietary Fiber 9.3g 33%

Total Sugars 2g

Protein 16.7g 33%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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.