Its flavor tastes like salty and smoky pork, so ham hocks can replace the bacon pieces or chunks of ham that you might typically add to beans for meaty flavor. It's common to use pinto beans with ham ...

Made with simple ingredients like dried pinto beans and leftover ham, this dish is easy to make and full of flavor. Add the dry, unsoaked pinto beans, ham (leftover, ham hocks, or ham bone), onion, ...

Pinto beans need soaking for several hours before cooking, preferably overnight. Add a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to speed things up. An even quicker method is to bring them to the boil in ...

Drain the soaked beans and discard the water. Place the beans, ham hocks, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a soup pot; do not add salt at this stage. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour ...

1 lb. Great Northern Beans 1 ham hock or bone 1 small onion, chopped 1 bay leaf salt and pepper to taste Cover beans with water and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

I’m saving the whole ham for Christmas proper, bacon hocks are the main feature for this mid-winter feast, matched with an orange chutney and bread sauce. This will be accompanied by all the ...

Sometimes at home I'll cook canned pinto beans with butternut squash, poblano peppers and cumin for a spicy chili." Adding pinto beans to chili is a great way to bulk up the dish, or you can use ...

Any tinned beans will work as a substitute: haricot beans, butterbeans, pinto beans and mixed beans are all really good. You can double the recipe and enjoy leftovers for lunch, too. In November ...

This refried-bean-slathered gordita with all the fixings is a Mazatlán specialty. Neither a tamale nor a pie, this cozy Tex-Mex casserole is a mash-up of beefy bean chili and homemade cornbread.

The cannellini is the close cousin to the kidney bean and is sometimes referred to as the white kidney bean. Popular in Tuscan and Italian cuisine, you'll find them prominently featured in an ...