A one-pot meal. Seven quart pot. A large onion diced more or less fine. Some minced garlic. A 16 oz. can of diced tomatoes. A 16 oz. can of tomato sauce (pureed tomatoes). Two or three bay leaves. A pinch of cumin seed. A teaspoon tip of black pepper. Half a red jalapeno pepper. Two cans of water. Start boiling. NO SALT. THE HAMHOCKS ARE WAY SALTY ALREADY. Wash four smoked hamhocks. Put in pot ...

I find putting salt in early (beyond what salt is already in the ham hocks) makes the beans tough and hard. I wait till the beans are almost completely cooked before adding salt. I also like to add a little acid of some sort. Lime juice usually, but molassas if you are going for more of a baked bean works well too. I find that the acid makes the beans more tender as well.

... 't have the faintest clue what one should look for in a good ham hock other then they should be big but I love muh man ... means that a murderer is close by and you should run RUN ham hocks be damned! Now I was at one end of the meat ... fortified enough. Our number was called while I was wrestling with what to do so we ordered our ham hocks. Paid for them and got in the car. I told the Major ...

... green split peas, rinsed * 1 meaty hambone, 2 ham hocks, or 2 cups diced ham * 3 carrots, peeled and sliced * 1/2 cup chopped onion ... on low 8 to 10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone. Remove bones and bay leaf. ... * 1 1/2 pounds smoked pork hocks * 2 teaspoons dried leaf marjoram * 1 ... , about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Transfer hocks to bowl. Puree 5 cups soup in ...

... small can of tomato sauce (if desired) 6 small ham hocks or one smoked pork butt 2 onions ... whenever necessary. Beans and meat should always be just covered with water (juice), never dry. This serves 6 or more persons. To prepare with ham hocks or pork butts ... Wash meat, add water ... of salt pork. Corned beef or beef tongue may be used instead of ham hocks or butts. RICE: 2 cups white rice ...

... pieces 1/2 c. cider vinegar 3 c. water 2 smoked ham hocks Put greens in crock pot, add water and vinegar, and put hocks on top. Cook for 10 hours on low. Remove hocks and cut up meat and sprinkle on top, if the idea of eating ham hocks doesn't turn you off. Serve with Franks Hot Sauce and a side of cornbread.   Serves 4. Cornbread ...