Easy Smoke-Flavored Pinto Beans

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried pinto bean
• 2 lbs turkey neck, bones smoked

Directions

1. 1

   You will find a package of smoked turkey neck bones in the freezer section for about $2-3.

2. 2

   Soak pinto beans overnight. Drain and rinse again.

3. 3

   Pour drained beans into a 4-5 quart pot

4. 4

   Add smoked turkey neck bones (or 2 smoked ham hocks)

5. 5

   Cover with water that is 1-1/2 to 2 inches over the beans and neck bones bones or hocks.

6. 6

   Bring to boil and then reduce heat to low and cover.

7. 7

   Cook for about 5 hours until the beans are tender and the water is a kind of gravy.

8. 8

   Check every hour or so to make sure that the water level is at least 1 inch higher than the beans.

9. 9

   Remove from heat and remove neck bones or hocks.

10. 10

    Serve with bread or rolls to dip into the gravy water.

11. 11

    NOTE: This does very well cooking all day in a crock pot set on low in the morning.

12. 12

    And the beans only taste better the next day and the next and the next.