slow cooker pinto beans

Name: Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h
Yield: 10
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

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Kally Patrick

Warfield, KY

Updated on Oct 2, 2011

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Hr

method ---

yield 10 to 12 servings

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

How To Make slow cooker pinto beans

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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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