Southern Pinto Beans Recipe
In this post I’ll be sharing a classic Southern Pinto Beans Recipe.
Pinto Beans and Ham
- 1 lb Dry Pinto Beans
- 4 c Water, for soaking
- Ham Hock, Salt Pork, or Bacon Pieces (to flavor beans during cooking)
- 4-6 c Water or Stock, for cooking
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
How to Season Beans
How to Cook Pintos on the Stove
Sort through beans to make sure that they are free of any small stones, dirt, or other foreign pieces that may have made their way into the beans during harvesting.
Give the beans a rinse, add to a bowl and cover with 4 cups of water. Soak the beans overnight.
Discard the water used for soaking and give the beans a rinse.
Add beans to a stock pot along with 4 cups of water, or stock for extra flavor, and ham hock. You can use salt pork or bacon pieces for flavor as well if you prefer. Add extra liquid to the beans as they cook if needed.
Simmer beans over a medium heat for 2 hours or until desired tenderness.
At the end of cooking time, season with salt and pepper. Other seasonings can be used to taste if desired such as cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder to add the flavors you enjoy.
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Southern Pinto Beans
Ingredients
- 1 lb Dry Pinto Beans
- 4 c Water for soaking
- Ham Hock Salt Pork, or Bacon Pieces (to flavor beans during cooking)
- 4-6 c Water or Stock for cooking
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Sort through beans to make sure that they are free of any small stones, dirt, or other foreign pieces that may have made their way into the beans during harvesting.
- Give the beans a rinse, add to a bowl and cover with 4 cups of water. Soak the beans overnight.
- Discard the water used for soaking and give the beans a rinse.
- Add beans to a stock pot along with 4 cups of water, or stock for extra flavor, and ham hock. You can use salt pork or bacon pieces for flavor as well if you prefer. Add extra liquid to the beans as they cook if needed.
- Simmer beans over a medium heat for 2 hours or until desired tenderness.
- At the end of cooking time, season with salt and pepper. Other seasonings can be used to taste if desired such as cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder to add the flavors you enjoy.
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This sounds so amazingly good! Just perfect for a picnic! 🙂
You can't go wrong with a good pot of beans!
To help de-gas dried beans, add a teaspoon or so of ginger, AND a teaspoon of savory while cooking. Also, sprinkle some baking soda over the beans towards the end of the cooking time and stir. Note: the water will quickly foam, so be ready to stir to keep it from foaming over the top. In addition to helping with the gas, this will also soften the beans if they are still a little hard.
Thanks for the tip Barbara
When soaking beans overnight, do I store them in the fridge or just keep them on the counter for all those hours? Also, what is the least AND the most soaking time I can do? Thanks!
I cover the beans and place them in the refrigerator to soak overnight. You can soak anywhere from 8-24 hours.
Thanks so much 🙂
I have a pork hock that’s about one pound, is that good for one pound of pintos?
Donna,
You don’t really need that much, so if possible, cut the hock in half and save the rest for something else.
~Julia