Pinto Beans And Ham Hocks Recipe

• 3 to 5 heavily smoked ham hocks
• 2 lbs. dry pinto beans, washed & cleaned
• 1 lg. onion, minced
• 3 lg. cloves garlic

1. Place ham hocks, onion and garlic into a large cooking pot.
2. Add in sufficient water to fill the pot about 3/4 full.
3. Boil 1 to 2 hrs or possibly till the hocks are tender.
4. Add in pinto beans and water as necessary and continue cooking 1 to 2 hrs more till the beans are done.
5. If you soaked the beans before hand, the time required for this part may be reduced.
6. If desired them zesty, a couple of Jalapeno peppers may be added here.
7. Taste is important here.
8. I like to cook mine till the beans begin to fall apart and the broth begins to look like thick bean soup, but I feel this greatly enhances the flavor.
9. Serves 6-8.

ham hocks, pinto beans, onion, cloves garlic

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/pinto-beans-and-ham-hocks-58282 (may not work)