southern ham and beans
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my mom cooks these beans and ham they are delish
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yield
4 -6
prep time
20 Min
cook time
4 Hr
Ingredients For southern ham and beans
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1 lbmixed dried beans pintos and great northerns
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1 Tbspsalt add more if needed
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1 tsppepper
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1/2 tspgarlic powder
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1 Tbspbacon drippings
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2 cchopped country ham pieces or you can use ham stock
How To Make southern ham and beans
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1Place the beans one handful at a time in a colander in the sink. Pick through them as you put the in the colander and pick out any little rocks or shriveled beans.
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2Run water over the beans to wash them off really well. Place the beans in a deep pan.
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3Cover with water about 2 inches above the beans. Bring to a boil. Boil for about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so they don't boil over.
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4Carefully pour the water off of the beans and then cover with fresh water to about 2 inches above the beans.
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5Bring to a boil again and then turn down to a low simmer. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder and bacon drippings at this point.
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6I like to let the beans cook for about 2 hours and add in the ham and cook them for at least another 2 hours.
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7Add water at this point if beans have soaked up to much water. This is not a quick dish but it is fairly carefree once you get it on. Just be sure to check your beans every hour and add more water if needed.
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8When the beans are done taste for seasoning and add accordingly.
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