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Got some Pinto beans soaking. Gonna cook 'em up with some leftover ham.

Any tips??

Thanks! Virgil B.

Throw some celery and some red pepper flakes in it, too, and eat it before I get there! Cook the beans until nearly done before putting the ham in, reduce the heat and let the ham flavor the beans . . . Sounds good.

dice up some onion to add to it.

Man, I love ham and beans. Make you some cornbread with plenty of bacon fat in it to go with them and you will be in heaven. If you are not from the South and need a cornbread recipe here is how we do it and if you know how to do it please accept my apologies for being presumptuous. Cornbread is a must with ham and beans.

Andy

http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards...topic871_post5047.html?KW=cornbread#5047

What he said and a mexican clay pot and coals work for me.



BP...

I am just not a fan of pinto beans. I much prefer navy beans.

Celery and carrot, onion, garlic. Cooked seperate, and added in at the end.
Smoked Ham, along with a ham hock for flavor. yum yum.

I use a smoked shank and onions, but Ham or plain ol Bacon's fine. Especially Apple smoked Bacon.
If ya like Okra, try adding a layer of frozen on top for the last half hr or so. If ya don't like Okra, try it anyway. Bet you'll change your mind. The starch in the beans removes the slime (something allot of folks don't like about Okra).
As stated above, "Corn Bread's mandatory" as is a bottle of your favorite hot sauce.
Enjoy

All the above recipes are mouthwatering but the southern cornbread skillet fixins are a given in our camp.Nothing better to chow down on after a cold day in the field.

Since ham hocks or smoked neck bones went out of sight,I use diced smoked ham .I cook the pinto benas in a pressure cooker 8 minutes after soaking all night, drain the water and then use beef broth with the beans. Getting rid of the inital water they cook in, helps reduce gas. I use a can of crushed tomatoes, a small can of tomatoe suace, 4-6 fresh roasted green diced chillies, a few slices of jalepeno. Chili powder, summer savory, parsley, sage black pepper, and seasoned salt.

I like that approach will definitely give it a go!

If you can get some real Cajun tasso, give it a try.

Thaks for all the ideas!

Will get my beans cooking this afternoon, in the crock pot.

Have a spiral cut ham with some meat left on the bone. Think I'll use bone and all, added after the beans cook for several hours.

Yum Yum!

Virgil B.

Must be a regional thing.
I can still get a smoked shank big enough for a pot of beans for less than three bux around here.
Matter of fact, I'm gonna pick one today up for my anual Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens meal on New Years day.

Just bought a smoked ham (shank end) for 88 cents a lb.

Add a bay leaf or two to the pot, small item, big flavour....

Cut the meat off the bone and put it in right away. Miss Lynn's bay leaf suggestion plus carrot, celery, onion, and garlic. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..mmmmmm.
Corn bread done in a cast iron skillet, hot suace, and a cold beer.

THAT is good eat'in.

P.S. Got to try it with white beans too. You will not be disappointed.

A couple tablespoons of mineral oil put in when you start cooking them will help keep your gut from hating pinto beans.

I just pulled 12 lbs out of the smoker on Tuesday. Good stuff.

Cooked my beans 3 hours, then drained/changed water.

Put in 2 bay leafs. half a diced onion, and one diced jalipino, and added the ham.

Cooked several hours yesterday, and when I took 'em out of the fridge this morning they had soaked up most of the water, so I added a can of beef broth.

Got 'em in the crock pot, to slowwww cook all day.

Virgil B.

Wanted to let people know...


Changing the water after cooking the beans DID reduce "gas"

Wow! Didn't fart near as much as usuall!

My Wife says THANKS for the tip! (GRIN!)

Virgil B.