Down South Pinto Beans

Name: Down South Pinto Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h 5 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups dried pinto beans; 4 quarts water, or more as needed; 4 (1 ounce) slices pork jowl, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons white sugar; salt and ground black pepper to taste

Rating: 4.25 stars

4 Ratings
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My grandmother always brought these wonderful pinto beans with pork jowl to the table at mealtimes, along with cornbread and onions. Yummy. A true Southern tradition.

By linemanswife

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

5 mins

cook:

3 hrs 5 mins

total:

3 hrs 10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 8 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 cups dried pinto beans
4 quarts water, or more as needed
4 (1 ounce) slices pork jowl, or more to taste
2 tablespoons white sugar
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Step 1
Wash pinto beans thoroughly and place in a large stockpot. Add 4 quarts water, pork jowl, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer; cook until beans are tender and tasty, 3 to 4 hours. Add water throughout cooking as needed; do not let the beans cook dry.

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Cook's Notes:

These beans can also be prepared in a slow cooker. Add all ingredients and set on High. They'll be ready to eat at suppertime.

Use 1 ham hock instead of the pork jowl if preferred.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

272 calories; protein 11.2g; carbohydrates 33.3g; fat 10.5g; cholesterol 12.8mg; sodium 42.9mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (4)

Most helpful positive review

Soup Loving Nicole

Allstar

09/03/2018

This was super easy and turned out pretty good. I did use a ham hock instead of the pork jowl as the recipe submitter mentioned. I think this recipe could have used some onion and garlic. I ended up adding cayenne pepper to mine to give it some kick. Overall this is a good recipe with a simple and straight forward cooking method. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

SharonC

09/29/2018

You have to have onions lots of onions cumin salt and pepper and NO SUGAR. I have Pinto Beans for over 35 yrs. My entire family loves them. Not sure why sugar was even mentioned to make the beans. And of course a ham hock! Read More

4 Ratings