This dinner is one of the only things I like about cold, wet winter nights. Put on a great movie and wrap a blanket around you while you eat this, and I swear you'll never want the sun to come out again. Better yet...It's easy to make so you can spend more time picking out that perfect movie to put on.
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What you'll need:
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 smoked ham hocks or shanks
1 large vidalia onion, diced
1 lb bag dried navy white beans (no soak necessary)
Freshly cracked black pepper
2 bays leaves
10 cups water
Optional (Prepared Cornbread)
Place a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once hot, add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and the ham hocks and sear. Remove them from the pan and set aside. Add the other tablespoon of vegetable oil and add the diced vidalia onion. Saute for about 4-5 minutes. Add the dried beans, the bay leaves and black pepper to taste. Saute for an additional 2-3 minutes. Add the water slowly while stirring. Then nestled in the seared ham hocks. Bring the liquid to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium low and cover. Simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Uncover and remove the bay leaves. Remove the ham meat from the bones and discard the bones.
Serve with a cornbread muffin.
****You might notice that there is no salt in this recipe. I despise dishes that are too salty. Loathe them. The Ham in this dish is very very salty and should be plenty to season the soup. If desired, add some salt to your own bowl, but let others determine if they would like it added to theirs or not.
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