Beans N' Ham Hocks

Name: Beans N' Ham Hocks
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package pink beans (washed and picked clean of rocks and soaked over night); 1 small onion, diced; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 large ham hock, split in half; 6 -8 cups water or 6 -8 cups chicken stock; salt and pepper, to taste

6 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package pink beans (washed and picked clean of rocks and soaked over night)
1 small onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 large ham hock, split in half
6 -8 cups water or 6 -8 cups chicken stock
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1

In crockpot add cleaned beans, onions, garlic and ham hock.
2

Cover with water or chicken stock and cook on medium for 6 hours.
3

At about the half way point the meat should come off the ham hock, if not let it cook a little longer until you can. Remove the ham hock from beans and let cool.
4

Remove the layer of fat from the ham hock and shred the meat into bite size pieces and return to the crockpot.
5

When beans are done add salt and pepper to taste and skim as much fat off the beans as possible.