Description
Southern-style brown beans.
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried pinto beans
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 cups reduced-salt chicken broth
- 1 ¾ pounds ham hock
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Pick over the beans
- rinse them
- and place them in a large bowl with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and enough water to cover by 3 or 4 inches. Allow the beans to soak overnight.
- The next day
- drain and rinse the beans
- and place them in a large pot. Stir in the chicken broth
- ham hock
- black pepper
- and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat
- and reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Simmer the beans over low heat for 4 hours
- adding water occasionally if needed to keep the soupy consistency. Remove the ham hock before serving.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs
Total Time: 1 day
Servings: 8