Southern Pinto Beans and Ham Recipe
This Southern Pinto Beans and Ham Recipe is a hearty meal idea! It’s a simple recipe using a leftover ham bone, southern classic you must make!
- Prep Time: 5 + 12 hour soak
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 8
- Category: main dish
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: southern
Ingredients
- 1, 11 ounce bag of dried Pinto Beans (picked over, washed, and soaked overnight)
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 2 quarts water
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- Fresh Black Pepper to taste
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Add the soaked beans and ham bone to a big pot, and pour in 2 quarts of water.
- Add the chopped onion, 2 bay leaves, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, and 2 teaspoons of onion powder.
- Bring to a boil, and cook at high heat for 30 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to a low simmer, and cook for 2 hours, or until the beans are tender and soft.
- As the meat fall off the ham bone, remove and shred to pieces. Add back into the broth.
- Remove the ham bone at the 1.5 hour mark, and allow the shredded ham and beans to simmer together for half an hour.
- Taste the beans, and check if you need to add any salt. Grind fresh black pepper.
- Serve with fresh cornbread, hot sauce, and whatever extra fixings you like!
