Slow Cooker Pinto Beans

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Tug Boat Catering - Michael's Smokehouse

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (69)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
5 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 to 12 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 8 hr 0 min
Cook: 5 hr 0 min
Total:: 13 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

1 pound dry pinto beans
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 pound ham hocks, or 1/4 pound streak o' lean
4 cups water
1 onion, chopped
House Seasoning, recipe follows

Directions

Wash the beans and soak overnight in cold water. Drain the beans and dump into slow cooker. Stir in chili powder and oregano.

If using ham hock: Pre-soak ham in a separate pot, for at least 2, or refrigerated up to 24 hours, depending on how salty you want your stock to be. Add ham hock to slow cooker with beans and pour in ham soaking liquid. Add more water until ham hock is completely covered.

If using streak o' lean: Cut into cubes, brown in a skillet, and place the meat and any rendered fat in the slow cooker with beans. Pour 4 cups water into pot.

Add onion to slow cooker with beans and meat. Stir well. Season, to taste, with House Seasoning, cover the pot, and cook on high until beans are very tender, about 5 hours.

House Seasoning:

1 cup salt

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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recipe Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Very omaha, NE 05-25-2009
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Flavorless
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Forget the hamhock or Streak O' Lean. Soak two cups pintos over night. Add 2 tablespoons cumin powder, 1/2 bunch cilantro... chopped fine, 1 teaspoon garlic power, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, three tablespoons salt. Puree 4 seeded and deveined jalapenos in 2 cups of water. Add jalapeno water, and 2 more cups of water for a total of four cups of water. Leave all day. Party all night. Pork just makes you fat and makes the beans taste bad. Most bean recipes have no flavor because you have to really turn up the volume of spices to have any taste. One onion and some nasty pork do not make for good flavor. Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
April Tallahassee, FL 01-20-2009
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Not a fan
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I really wanted to like this, but it just wasn't for me. It turned out bland in my opinion. I am still looking for yummy bean... slow cooker recipes!Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Amanda Boise, ID 01-05-2009
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So EASY! Tastes just like it's from an italian resteraunt!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It's seriously tastes like it belongs at Carrabbas our favo resteraunt!! So good and inexpensive!
recipe Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Dana Cedar Park, TX 12-15-2008
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Streak O'Lean
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Streak O'Lean is a form of fatback from a pig. It is cut from the back and provides maximum flavor. Streak O'Lean has strips... of lean meat in with the fat. It is extremely popular in the South! Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Lula Norman, AR 07-29-2008
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Very good recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried this recipe yesterday. My husband does not like much seasoning in his food, other than garlic, salt and pepper. I... figured he would say something about the oregano and esp. the chili powder. To my surprise he really liked the beans. I will be making this recipe again.Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Anonymous 04-23-2008
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Here's a vegetarian version that you'll love!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

1/2 t. dried greek oregano 1 jumbo sweet onion 1 t. (alton brown homemade)chili powder 1 t. liquid smoke 2 T.... worchestershire sauce 1/2 t. jalapeno spice 15 turns of black pepper 1 t. garlic powder 1/2 t. granulated garlic 1/2 T. kosher salt 5 c. water OMIT Hamhock/streak o'lean!!!!!! Slow cook on high for 5 hoursRead more