Add the dry, unsoaked pinto beans, ham (leftover, ham hocks, or ham bone), onion, minced garlic, bay leaf, salt, and pepper ...

Cooking navy beans in a crock pot will make it ... seemed perfect to make our first pot full of beans around Thanksgiving, ...

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 ...

Growing up, my mom used this recipe as a base, sometimes adding in smoked turkey necks or smoked, spiced, and cured tasso ham, in addition to the ham hocks ... the pot with the remaining beans ...

This way of cooking ensures all the flavour is served on your plate instead of left in a pot of boiled water ... up a bit by adding good quality white beans and smoked hamhock.

Place the ham hock in a large saucepan or casserole pot and add the carrot, turnip, celery and onion. Cover with water and either place on a stove top and simmer until ham is fork tender or cover ...

Place the ham hock in a pot and cover with cold water. Add the onions and celery and bring to the boil. Simmer until fork tender. Alternatively put in a pot, cover with a lid and bake in a 160oc ...

Add 2 frozen or thawed pork hocks to kettle and top with lightly salted water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a soft simmer. Cook for 3-5 hours (depending on size). When very tender, strain out ...

If you think your ham or bacon hock is going to be salty, soak overnight in cold water and keep in the fridge. Drain and rinse the following day.The stew can be made to the end of step 3 ...