Baked Beans And Ham

Name: Baked Beans And Ham
Ingredients: 1 (20-ounce) package dried 15-bean soup mix; 4 cups water; 2 (8-ounce) smoked ham hocks; 1 large sweet onion, diced; 2 cups chopped cooked ham; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 cups ketchup; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 1/4 cup bourbon (optional)

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 (20-ounce) package dried 15-bean soup mix
4 cups water
2 (8-ounce) smoked ham hocks
1 large sweet onion, diced
2 cups chopped cooked ham
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/4 cup bourbon (optional)

Directions

1

Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water 2 inches above beans, and soak 8 hours. Drain.
2

Bring beans, 4 cups water, and ham hocks to a boil in a Dutch oven; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Drain. Remove beans; set beans aside. Remove ham hocks, and let cool; chop meat, discarding skin and bones.
3

Saute onion and 2 cups ham in hot oil in Dutch oven 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add beans, reserved meat from ham hocks, ketchup, next 4 ingredients, and, if desired, bourbon to Dutch oven.
4

Bake, covered, at 350° for 1 hour.