Photo: Ham Hock and Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 8 medium smoked ham hocks, about 4 ounces each
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 pound dried navy white beans
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 cups water
- Salt
Directions
In a medium Dutch oven with a lid, over medium heat, add the oil. When the oil is hot, sear the ham hocks in batches, until brown, about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the ham hock and set aside. Add the onions. Season with pepper. Saute for 2 minutes. Stir in the beans and bay leaves. Season with pepper. Saute for 1 minute. Add the reserved ham hocks and water. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 2 hours, or until the meat falls of the bone and the beans are creamy. Remove the bay leaves and season with salt and pepper.
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By jeff0477_10724600
Denver, CO
on December 29, 2011
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Simple and tasty.
By jawnji33
on May 15, 2011
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The best ever. Can't go wrong with only 7 ingredients. Don't bother wasting good garlic in this. It has all the flavor it needs. I didn't even have to add salt. I used lard to sear the hocks instead of veggie oil, and made some lard cornbread. Ended up cookin the whole thing for approx 8 hours. Too awesome!
Make sure all the marrow from the hocks gets in your soup or spread on some bread. That stuff is some of the best stuff on earth! I just ***** it out of the bone like the bone is a straw...haha. I'm sure that sounds gross, but that good marrow would never have been wasted when our grandmothers were in charge. Get to know the animals y'all are cookin with yalls!
By jimstrailer
Skokie, IL
on December 16, 2010
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This is my staple beans and ham hocks recipe, except that I sear some salt pork in the oil before adding the onions.
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