Ham and Beans
photo by Dan Kassner
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 lbs dried pink beans or 2 1/2 lbs pinto beans
- 2 tablespoons bacon fat (or can use veg. oil)
- ham bone (or ham hocks)
- 2 jalapenos, chopped (have used 2T of canned)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped (I use 5 cloves)
- 2 -4 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf, broken in half
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon salt
directions
- Soak beans overnight or cover with water and bring to boil and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Turn off heat and let stand for one hour. Then drain off all liquid.
- Melt bacon fat in a 5 quart pot and add chiles, onions, garlic, oregano and cumin. Saute til soft about 5 minutes.
- Add drained beans, broth, water can be used instead of the broth, but I use 4c broth, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat and simmer til beans are tender or about 2 hours. Add cooked ham.
- After cooking, add salt and cayenne and remove the bay leaf. More salt can be added according to your taste.
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Reviews
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This was really good. I had a meaty ham bone and the only changes that I made was to increase the chicken broth to 8 cups. I used 1 lb of pink beans and 1 1/2 lb of great northern beans. I put in 3 jalapenos. I will add one more jalapeno next time. Love the heat and how the flavors blended. I did use 5 cloves of garlic. I only had 1/4 onion so I added a envelope of Lipton Onion Soup mix. Will make again when we have a ham bone left from our ham. Thanks for the recipe!
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This is, as ham and bean recipes should be, extremely easy to make. Had some leftover Great Northern White beans which I used. I did not have any jalapeno peppers (or, rather, the ones I did have had gone bad), so I used chipotle in adobo sauce. Minced one chipotle and added a spoonful of the sauce. All I can say is WOW! That was so good. The cumin adds a very nice note. Will definitely add this one to my recipe box.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
connie427
USA
<p>I love to cook and try new recipes. I grew up cooking with my mom and still enjoy it. I also collect cookbooks besides recipes. I have too many in fact.</p>