| 1 | The first thing ya gotta do is rinse the beans real well. |
| 2 | then, ya gotta mix the beans and cold water in a large kettle of sorts and boil the water. |
| 3 | After it begins to boil, cut down the heat and simmer"em for a couple of minutes. |
| 4 | After simmerin"em take"em off the burner and put a lid on it (so to speak) and let"em sit for an hour or so. |
| 5 | But don"t drain the water off the beans. |
| 6 | go ahead and add the ham hocks and onions to the beans "n water right now and let"em soak for an hour, too. |
| 7 | This isn"t an "hour or two". |
| 8 | It"s an "hour, too". |
| 9 | Just wanted ya to know the difference. |
| 10 | after the hour is up, turn the burner back on to a high setting (that"s real hot if ya didn"t know) and bring"em back to a boil. |
| 11 | As soon as it boils, reduce the heat again and let"em simmer for another hour. |
| 12 | Oh yeah, don"t forget to stir"em once in awhile. |
| 13 | when the hour is over, remove the ham hocks and yank out the bones and then cut the ham hocks into cubes. |
| 14 | Actually, you can cut"em any ol" way ya want as far as i"m concerned. |
| 15 | They"re gonna still taste great. |
| 16 | One more thing, for god sakes, don"t put the bones back in the beans. |
| 17 | I know some of you will argue this point so if you wanna put the bones back in... |
| 18 | Go right on ahead. |
| 19 | now, drop the ham hocks back into the beans and add the tomato paste, chili peppers, garlic "n brown sugar. |
| 20 | cover"em back up again (get"s kinda old, huh) and cook"em until the beans are tender. |
| 21 | Once again...don"t forget to stir"em once in awhile. |
| 22 | This way you can taste"em to see how they"re gettin" along. |
| 23 | This should take around 30 minutes or so. |
| 24 | Be sure you don"t eat all the beans after stirrin". |
| 25 | if the water is gettin" low, just add some more water. |
| 26 | the end |
| 27 | typed by: bob hogan, sysop; mbotvm bbs, wichita, ks / ilink cuisine : ilink cuisine co-host |
