Beans N' Ham Hocks

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Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package pink beans (washed and picked clean of rocks and soaked over night)
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 large ham hock, split in half
  • 6 -8 cups water or 6 -8 cups chicken stock
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. In crockpot add cleaned beans, onions, garlic and ham hock.
  2. Cover with water or chicken stock and cook on medium for 6 hours.
  3. At about the half way point the meat should come off the ham hock, if not let it cook a little longer until you can. Remove the ham hock from beans and let cool.
  4. Remove the layer of fat from the ham hock and shred the meat into bite size pieces and return to the crockpot.
  5. When beans are done add salt and pepper to taste and skim as much fat off the beans as possible.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

194 kcal 10% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 5.4g 11% DV
Total Fat 7.9g 10% DV
Carbs 25.9g 9% DV
Fiber 2.5g 9% DV
Sugar 2.3g 5% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9978mg 100% DV
Potassium 185.5mg 4% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 3.3mcg
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg
Calcium 36mg 3% DV
Iron 1.7mg 10% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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