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Slow Cooker Pinto Beans with Ham Bone
13 h 20 minServes 10Nutri-Score B€
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13 h 20 min
13 h 20 minSlow Cooker Pinto Beans with Ham Bone
what you need
Ingredients
dried pinto beans (picked over, soaked 3 hours, rinsed)Pantry900 g
onion (chopped)Produce1 piece
garlic (minced)Produce5 pieces
dried thymeSpices3 g
bay leavesSpices2 pieces
ham cooking juices (from slow-cooked bone-in ham)Meat240 ml- ham bone (with some meat attached)Meat1 piece
- ham hockMeat1 piece
water (to fill the slow cooker)Other2 litres
salt (to taste, added in stages)Spices10 g
black pepperSpices3 g- onion powderSpices6 g
garlic powder (to taste, added in stages)Spices8 g- Cajun seasoningSpices8 g
per serving
Nutrition
375kcal
- Carbs
- 57 g
- Proteins
- 21 g
- Fat
- 7 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Slow cooker
Colander
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Soak and rinse the beans
- Pick through the dried pinto beans and remove any bad or broken ones.
- Soak the beans in plenty of water for 3 hours.
- Drain and rinse the beans in a colander.
- Step 2
Load the slow cooker
- Add the soaked beans, chopped onion, minced garlic, dried thyme and bay leaves to the slow cooker.
- Pour in the ham cooking juices and fill with water up to the top of the slow cooker.
- Season with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and Cajun seasoning.
- Step 3
Cook on low
- Cover and cook on low, adding the ham hock after 8 hours.
- Stir occasionally, adding more salt, garlic powder and water as needed.
- Step 4
Add the ham bone
- With about 4 hours of cooking left, remove about 1.5 cups of beans and set aside.
- Add the ham bone to the slow cooker and continue cooking on low.
- Step 5
Finish and serve
- Remove the ham bone, ham hock and bay leaves.
- Return the reserved beans, shred any ham meat into the pot and adjust the seasoning before serving.