Brown Beans

This brown beans recipes is for soup beans that people like to serve with cornbread and chopped onion. It's not fast or fancy, but it's the real deal.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 478 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried pinto beans
• 8 cups reduced-salt chicken broth
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
• 1.75 pounds ham hock

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sort beans, discarding any stones or damaged beans, rinse, then place in a large bowl with 1/2 teaspoon salt and enough water to cover by 3 or 4 inches. Soak beans 8 hours to overnight.

Step 2

Drain and rinse beans; place in a large pot. Add chicken broth, ham hock, black pepper, and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat.

Step 3

Reduce the heat to low; simmer beans for 4 hours, adding water occasionally if needed to keep a soupy consistency. Remove ham hock before serving.