Pintos-N-Hock

[NePaSmoKer]

Making some pinto beans today to. Got my smoked hock and onions cooking down some before adding beans.





Sort the beans, take out any rocks, halfs (floaters) and ones that dont look right.

Dont rinse the beans until your ready to add to the hock water. You will need to take the meat off the hock and chop it up some. Do not add any salt.....YET.... Use a SS pan or clay if you have one.

[Caribou]

Hi Nepas,
Did you soak the beans before putting them in the hock stock?
Carolyn

[NePaSmoKer]

Hi Nepas,
Did you soak the beans before putting them in the hock stock?
Carolyn

NAAA

I put em in dry.

Put the dry beans in a container and run cold water in them, stir around to get the dirt off. Do this 3 times. Then add to hock water.

Got the hock meat chopped down some and added the beans.



Simmer low uncovered for 4 hours before adding salt. You can add cumin, garlic, black pepper at any time.

Keep a pan of hot water on the stove to keep beans covered.

[Caribou]

Thanks Nepas,
Those are going to be good :)
Now you got me hankering for some beans.
I have the end off my maple bacon I just made and I want to try it in a pot of pinto beans, too.
Carolyn

[NePaSmoKer]

Got a couple more hours yet to go.




The last 15 mins of cooking take a cup of beans with some of the broth and put em on a plate.



Now smush em with a fork and put back in the pan. This will thicken the beans. You can add salt to taste here to.



Now they be done. Need corn bread now  ;D