Ranch Style Pinto Beans

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dry pinto beans
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large spanish onion
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• 2 finely diced carrots
• 2 stalks finely diced celery
• 1 diced green pepper
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• liquid smoke (to taste)
• tabasco sauce (to taste)
• salt & pepper
• 3 -4 smoked ham hocks
• 3 -4 cans chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 place pinto beans in large pot, cover with water, bring to rapid boil, cover and set aside.
• 2 in another large pot, add olive oil and sautee onion, garlic, carrots, celery, and pepper.
• 3 add spices and simmer an additional 2 minutes.
• 4 drain and rinse pinto beans and add to vegetable mixture, along with ham hocks.
• 5 add chicken broth to cover contents.
• 6 cover and simmer, adding more chicken broth if needed, until beans are tender and liquid is absorbed, about 2 hours.
• 7 re-season with spices, as needed.
• 8 cut and flake meat from hocks into bean mixture.
• 9 serve as a side dish, or in tortilla shells with salsa and sour cream or with your favorite red or green sauce.