Best Ever Pinto Beans Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Best Ever Pinto Beans Recipe). I learned to make pinto beans from my Grandma, who came from Oklahoma. I've added to the recipe, and my Mother used to say mine were the best beans she'd ever tasted. Serve the Southern way - with cornbread and steamed greens.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 3hrs

Additional: 4hrs

Total: 7hrs10 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Best Ever Pinto Beans Recipe

Ingredients

1 pound dried pinto beans

6 cups water

or more as needed to cover

1 smoked ham hock

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Cover pinto beans with water in a large bowl. Soak beans for 4 hours changing water every 30 to 45 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large pot. Add pinto beans ham hock and kosher salt to the pot. Pour in more water if needed to cover ingredients by at least 1 inch.

Step 3

Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are just tender 2 to 3 hours.

Step 4

Remove ham hock from beans; cut meat from the bone chop the ham and return to pot.

Step 5

Stir tomato sauce and brown sugar into the beans. Continue to simmer until beans are tender and flavors are blended about 1 more hour.

Nutritional Information

Best Ever Pinto Beans Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 352.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.8g 44%

Carbohydrates: 49.5g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 16.1g 64%

Sugars: 4g

Fat: 8.2g 13%

Saturated Fat: 2.7g 13%

Cholesterol: 22.7mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 109.4IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.5mg 50%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 35%

Vitamin C: 3.8mg 6%

Folate: 304mcg 76%

Calcium: 95mg 10%

Iron: 4.2mg 24%

Magnesium: 100.8mg 36%

Potassium: 960.9mg 27%

Sodium: 509mg 20%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 59%

Calories From Fat: 73.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.