{"id":7461,"date":"2026-09-04T12:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7461"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:35:24","slug":"4-ingredient-southern-ham-hocks-and-pinto-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/4-ingredient-southern-ham-hocks-and-pinto-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a04-Ingredient Southern Ham Hocks and Pinto Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a04-Ingredient Southern Ham Hocks and Pinto Beans<\/h2>\n<p>A simple, hearty, and comforting Southern-style dinner made with just a few inexpensive ingredients. The slow-cooked ham hocks add a rich, smoky flavor while the pinto beans become tender, creamy, and delicious.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups dried pinto beans<\/li>\n<li>2 pounds smoked ham hocks<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>6 cups water or chicken broth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Rinse the dried pinto beans thoroughly and remove any small stones or damaged beans.<\/li>\n<li>Place the rinsed beans in a large slow cooker.<\/li>\n<li>Add the smoked ham hocks and chopped onion.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the water or chicken broth. Make sure the ingredients are mostly covered with liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the slow cooker and cook on <strong>Low for 8\u201310 hours<\/strong> or on <strong>High for 5\u20136 hours<\/strong>, until the beans are tender and creamy and the ham is falling off the bone.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully remove the ham hocks from the slow cooker. Let them cool slightly, then remove the meat from the bones.<\/li>\n<li>Discard the bones and any excess fat, then shred or chop the meat.<\/li>\n<li>Return the meat to the slow cooker and stir everything together.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot and enjoy this rich, comforting Southern-style meal!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<p>Serve your ham hocks and pinto beans with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornbread<\/li>\n<li>White rice<\/li>\n<li>Sliced onions<\/li>\n<li>Hot sauce<\/li>\n<li>Fresh greens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> The ham hocks usually add plenty of salty, smoky flavor, so taste the beans before adding any extra salt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a04-Ingredient Southern Ham Hocks and Pinto Beans A simple, hearty, and comforting Southern-style dinner made with just a few inexpensive&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7463,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7461\/revisions\/7463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}