Old Fashioned Soup Beans Recipe - HOW TO - Pinto Beans With Bacon And Coffee - Country Cooking

ham hock

🥗Healthier: smoked turkey leg

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Smoked turkey leg provides a similar flavor with less fat.

pinto beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: great northern beans

Great northern beans are often cheaper and still provide a hearty texture.

Look over the beans for tiny pebbles and half beans, removing any discolored ones.

Place the good beans into a bowl and add water to soak overnight.

After soaking overnight, drain the beans and set them aside.

In a pot, add fresh water to about a quarter full and bring it to a boil on medium heat.

Once the water is boiling, add the drained beans into the pot.

Chunk about a handful of salt bacon and add it to the pot.

Dust salt into the pot according to taste, noting that you can add more later if needed.

Add about 1 cup of vegetable oil to the pot.

Cover the pot to help it cook faster and keep it on medium heat for about three hours, checking every hour for water levels.

After one hour, add 1 cup of water if needed, as the water will boil away.

Add 1 cup of black coffee to the pot after the second hour, ensuring no more coffee is added after this point.

Continue cooking for a total of three hours, checking every 30 to 40 minutes for water levels and adding more if necessary.

After three hours, remove the pot from the heat and let it cool slightly before serving.

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