Slow cook Hamhocks with Pinto Beans. The ham hock seasons the beans, but feel free to taste and add salt after the beans are tender and the ham is chopped and added back to the slow cooker. The beans are hearty enough to serve as a main dish. For meatier beans, add extra diced ham.

I saw the website iHeartRecipes on the google search engine and clicked on it. This will be my first time cooking pinto beans in a slow cooker and using the slow cooker. Wash pinto beans in a colander. You can cook Slow cook Hamhocks with Pinto Beans using 14 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Slow cook Hamhocks with Pinto Beans

1. It's 1 lb of Bag Pinto Beans.
2. Prepare 3 of Large Hamhocks.
3. It's 7 cup of Water.
4. It's 1 of large onion.
5. You need 6 of garlic cloves.
6. Prepare 1 of Tablespoon onion powder.
7. Prepare 1 of tablespoon garlic powder.
8. You need 1 of thyme (tsp).
9. You need 1 of oregano( tsp).
10. It's 1 of tsp. gumbo file( ground).
11. You need 2 of brown sugar (tbs.).
12. You need 1 of tbs. liquid smoke.
13. You need 1 of Lawry's Seasoing.
14. You need 1 of ground black pepper.

Add them to the cock pot add water. Set your slow cooker as directed. I love me some pinto beans. Throw some fatback or ham hocks in the pot, cook them low and slow then eat them up with some skillet cornbread and diced onion and I'm in heaven!

Slow cook Hamhocks with Pinto Beans instructions

1. Wash pinto beans in a colander. Wash ham hocks. Add them to the cock pot add water.Set your slow cooker as directed. I set my on high for 8 hours. I start at 8:00 am let it slow cook for 3 to 4 hours before I add the dice onins, chopped garlic, Saute in a saucepan for 4 minutes don't burn the garlic. Add to the beans..
2. Add garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, oregano., gumbo file, Liquid smoke, brown sugar, black pepper, stir together. Slow cook until done the beans and ham hock are tender. If you need to add water slowly less water at a time. Eat over steam hot rice, corn bead..

I've eaten many a good pot of beans growing up here in South Carolina but I've got to tell ya… the best pinto beans I've had have come from Texas. About two hours before the cooking time is completed, remove the ham hocks from the slow cooker and let them cool until they can be handled. Remove and discard the bones, fat and skin from the ham hocks. Add ham-hock to slow cooker with beans and pour in ham stock into. Add more water until ham hock is completely covered.