Ham Hock and Beans

Emeril Lagasse

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Southern Tastes

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Total Time:
2 hr 20 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
2 hr 15 min
Yield:
8 to 10 servings
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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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  • on December 29, 2011

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    Simple and tasty.

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  • 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!

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  • 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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