Cracker Barrel Pinto Beans

By JimMac

Ingredients

• 1 pound ham hocks
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• water, to cover
• 2 cups dry pinto beans, sorted
• 8 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

DIRECTIONS:

Cook ham hocks and sugar covered with water. Cook on simmer for a couple hours.

When meat is tender pull apart with 2 forks to separate meat from fat, skin and bones. Return meat to broth and store in freezer till bean day.

Wash and sort dry pinto beans. Add beans to pot with 8 cups water, the salt and the ham with broth from above. Bring to boil, cover and simmer about 3 hours or until tender.