PINTO BEAN AND HAM HOCK STEW

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Make and share this Pinto Bean and Ham Hock Stew recipe from Food.com.

Provided by cervantesbrandi

Categories     Beans

Time 5h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (1 lb) bag pinto beans
10 baby carrots, chopped in half
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon pepper
2 smoked ham hocks
1 (8 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup diced onion

Steps:

  • Soak beans overnight in water.
  • Drain and pick out all bad beans or particles.
  • Place beans in a stock pot with 4 cups of water.
  • Add ham hocks and bring to a boil.
  • Let beans and ham hocks boil for about 10 minutes and then turn down heat to medium.
  • Add carrots, garlic, tomatoes, onion and celery.
  • Cook for 4 hours on medium.
  • By this time the ham hocks should be tender enough to take the meat off of the bone.
  • Cut meat into little pieces the size of peas and return meat to soup.
  • Discard bones.
  • Add salt and pepper by measurement or to taste.
  • Cook an additional 30 minutes to an hour to ensure the softness of beans.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.8, Fat 0.7, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 4678, Carbohydrate 24.9, Fiber 8.4, Sugar 2.6, Protein 7.6

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