Rice and Beans or Beans and Rice
This is a flavorful dish that is great for busy weeknight meals or a cozy weekend at home. This is one of those simple but delicious comfort foods.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Food strainer
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
Add to slow cooker before cooking
- 3 c dry pinto beans
- 1 ham bone
- water
- 3 bay leaves
- 6 minced garlic cloves
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¾ tsp liquid smoke
Finished cooking and the beans are soft
- 1 ¼ tsp season salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 c ketchup
- ¼ c BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Rinse the dry beans well and place in a large bowl. Cover with water 2 inches or so above the beans. Allow to soak for 8 hours or overnight.
- Add the ham bone to a large slow cooker. Drain and rinse the beans before adding them also.
- Add water to the slow cooker until the ham bone is just covered.
- Add the bay leaves, minced garlic, onion powder, and liquid smoke. Cover and cook for 5 hours on low.
- Remove the bay leaves and the ham bone. Shred any large chunks of ham.
- Depending on how thin you want the broth leave, or discard a cup or two of liquid from the slow cooker before adding the other seasonings.
- Stir in the season salt, garlic powder, black pepper, ketchup, and BBQ sauce.
- Once everything is well combined serve over hot rice and top with sautéed onions, cilantro, and or sour cream.
- This recipe is very easy to adapt to your taste and to cut in half or double if feeding a large group.