Pinto Beans With Sausage And Ham

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups dry pinto beans, washed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces
• 1 quart whole tomato (or 2 small cans)
• 3 garlic cloves, of roasted garlic mashed (i usually keep leftover cloves of roasted garlic in a small bowl in the fridge)
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon creole seasoning (i use tony chachere's)
• 1 lb bulk sausage, browned (i use mild but if you like the heat use hot)
• 1 cup cubed ham (i used left overs from a ham i had baked and froze)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot add pinto beans, and fill with water.
• 2 add salt, pepper and baking soda. over medium high heat bring to a rapid boil.
• 3 in a medium fry pan, crumble the bulk sausage and brown. remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and add to the beans.
• 4 in the same fry pan with the sausage grease add chopped onions, chopped bell peppers, and both fresh and canned mushrooms.
• 5 saute the vegetable mixture over medium heat until the onions are clear and the fresh mushrooms have cooked, about 15 minutes.
• 6 add the vegetable mixture, grease and all to the beans.
• 7 add cubed ham.
• 8 add mashed roasted garlic, creole seasoning and the oregano.
• 9 bring to a rapid boil, then reduce heat to low and cook for 3 to 4 hours adding water a cup at a time as needed it will form a thick broth. beans are done when you can mash one easily with no resistance.
• 10 you can also add all ingredients to a crock pot and cook on low for 12 hours 6 hours on high.