Southern Style Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups dried beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 ham hocks or 1 ham bone, with some ham still remaining
• 2 teaspoons salt
• black pepper or red pepper

Recipe

• 1 place beans in a large pot. fill water to four inches over the beans.
• 2 bring to a boil over medium high heat on top of stove.
• 3 add ham hock or bone, salt and pepper.
• 4 reduce and simmer covered for three hours or until beans are soft.
• 5 add water as needed to keep beans covered.
• 6 i have always eaten these beans cooked extra-soft but you may keep them a little firmer!