Recipe information
Ingredients for - Best Ever Pinto Beans
How to cook deliciously - Best Ever Pinto Beans
1. Stage
Cover pinto beans with water in a large bowl. Soak beans for 4 hours, changing water every 30 to 45 minutes. Drain.
2. Stage
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.
3. Stage
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are just tender, 2 to 3 hours.
4. Stage
Remove ham hock from beans; cut meat from the bone, chop the ham, and return to pot.
5. Stage
Stir tomato sauce and brown sugar into the beans. Continue to simmer until beans are tender and flavors are blended, about 1 more hour.
