Recipe: Perfect Lauren's Pinto Beans and Ham

Lauren's Pinto Beans and Ham. Our Southern pinto beans are slow cooked to perfection with ham hocks, water, and a few seasonings. These basic pinto beans are a Southern favorite. They're great for parties and potluck dinners, and they go well with barbecue, tacos or burritos, and.

Serve these pinto beans with freshly baked cornbread and a tossed salad or fresh sliced tomatoes. This pinto bean recipe is super easy, and practically fool proof. You won't need a lot of ingredients, and you don't have to worry about being in the kitchen all day, because again- we're using I used ham hocks to flavor the beans. You can cook Lauren's Pinto Beans and Ham using 19 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lauren's Pinto Beans and Ham

It's 2 pounds of pinto beans.
Prepare 6 of ham slices (I use already cooked).
You need 4 cups of water.
You need 1/2 cup of Mustard (secret ingredient).
You need 1 tbsp of worsteshire sauce.
It's 2 tbsp of beef soup base.
You need 1 of medium yellow onion.
Prepare 5 of garlic cloves (minced).
Prepare of Spices.
Prepare 1 tsp of ground mustard.
Prepare 1 tsp of oregano.
Prepare 1 tbsp of onion powder.
Prepare 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of ground cumin.
Prepare 1 tsp of thyme.
It's 1 tsp of ground turmeric.
You need 1 tbsp of smoked paprika.
You need 1/8 tsp of ground cayenne pepper.
You need to taste of Salt and pepper.

If you don't have ham hocks, or don't like them. My dad's favorite meal was pinto beans and ham. It would absolutely make his day when I invited him over for dinner and told him we were having ham and. This bean recipe with ham is a true Southern comfort food.

Lauren's Pinto Beans and Ham step by step

Soak beans for 10 mins..
Add the water, soup base, onion garlic, mustard and all the seasonings..
Boil for 30 minutes then turn heat to medium and put a lid on and let simmer for 4 hours or until done or Place in a crock pot on high for 3 hours or until done. Garnish with green onions and a slice of warm cornbread..

It's bursting with flavor galore of smoked paprika, cumin and cayenne pepper. Nothing like having that tender thick perfection on a slice of buttered bread or having a chunk of cornbread to go with it. Add all seasonings except hot sauce and onion. Add pinto beans, hot sauce, and onion. Serve with rice and a meat side dish.