Best Ever Pinto Beans

Incredibly good as made per recipe, unless you want to add more salt to taste and maybe a touch of red pepper. Yep, better than Grandma made I'm sure.

Made this recipe last week with smoked turkey necks - so good! I will make it again this weekend with a ham shank and I know it's going to be just as good ?? i'm bringing it as a side dish to a Christmas get together.

Very good recipe. Husband LOVED it!!!! Definitely in the favorites.

I used 2 ham hocks, plus I added the skin and fat for flavoring, which I removed from the pot along with the bones, once I cooked it down. I also used the juice from the ham. After I cooked the meat, I soaked, and added the pinto beans, plus white onions, and bell peppers, and also added tomatoe sauce and brown sugar, then cooked it for a few hours, checking and stirring occasionally until it was done.

Love this recipe! I've made it several times. I soak the beans overnight and I also use the drippings off the ham (skim off fat.)

First beans I made but can't imagine making anything better. Used a package of smoked ham hock but the extra meat was a good addition. Also accidentally used tomato paste instead of sauce but that just made it so thick we had to eat it with a fork. This is great paired with "grandma's cornbread" from this site.

Lots of people in the South eat pinto beans as a meal, but I had only eaten white beans this way. I chose to follow this recipe as a guideline rather than following it exactly. I decided to make this late in the day, so I did the quick soak method where I brought the beans and water to a boil and let them sit covered for an hour. I then poured off the water and used 2 cans of chicken broth and 4 cups of water. I omitted the ham hock because it makes food greasier than what I prefer. I did have to add more water as the beans cooked. When the beans were just tender, I added chopped onion, ham pieces, the brown sugar, and tomato sauce. I could not find a 6.5 oz. can of tomato sauce, so I used all of the 8 oz. can I bought. I cooked it all for another hour as the recipe states. I ate this for dinner accompanied with cornbread and green onions.