Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

bette's best beans

(1 rating)
Purplesage avatar
Recipe by
Linda Joyce
@Purplesage
Tamarac, FL

This is my mother's recipe for beans. The beans have always turned out so good whether you use pinto beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans, lima beans, kidney beans, or black beans. I use this recipe every year for black-eyed peas which my mother made every year on New Year's Day for good luck.

(1 rating)
yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For bette's best beans

  • 1 lg
    bag of dried beans
  • 1 lg
    onion, chopped
  • 2 stick
    celery, chopped
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 3 clove
    garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 c
    soy sauce
  • 1/4 c
    worcestershire sauce
  • hot sauce, 5-6 splashes
  • 1 Tbsp
    yellow mustard
  • 1/2 c
    jalapeno peppers, chopped (optional or adjust to preference)
  • 32 oz
    chicken broth, no salt added
  • 2-3
    smoked ham hocks

How To Make bette's best beans

  • 1
    Wash beans throughly. You can pre-soak but not necessary on some types of beans. Meat flavoring may or may not be desired. May use smoked ham hocks, neck bones, salt pork or bacon.
  • 2
    Place 2 to 3 ham hocks in water to cover and bring to a boil. Turn temp down to a simmering boil and let cook for approximately 30 -45 minutes. Remove hocks.
  • 3
    Add dried beans to liquid. Add some chicken broth to cover beans and add the remaining ingredients, bring to a boil and turn down to a simmer and let cook for 2 - 3 hours until beans are tender.
  • 4
    Check beans periodically to make sure liquid is covering the beans. Add chicken broth as needed during the cooking process. Do not allow liquid to go below top of the beans.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
ADVERTISEMENT