Paula Deen's Pinto Beans

Total Time: 5 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb dry pinto beans
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 lb ham hock
• 4 cups water
• 1 onion, leave whole
• salt, to taste
• pepper
• garlic powder

Recipe

• 1 wash beans and soak overnight in cold water.
• 2 drain the beans and dump into a slow cooker.
• 3 stir in chili powder and oregano. if using ham hock: pre-soak ham in a seperate pot, for a least 2 hours, or refrigerate up to 24 hours. cook ham hock on top of oven for about 30 minutes, save the liquid and add to your beans.
• 4 add the ham hock beans and more liquid to cover beans.
• 5 add the onion (whole) to your beans then season with salt, pepper and garlic salt.
• 6 cook on high for at least 5 hours or until beans are tender.
• 7 serve up beans with some of the ham hock in them and cornbread.