Interesting: Calling all cooks, pinto beans
I have two bags of pinto beans, a shank ham bone and some ham fat. I want to slow cook them.
Looking for: what food to add, what spices to add, temperature and times on the different temperatures.
I can probably cut chunks of ham and put them in there too. What do you guys think?
These beans are two years old, does that make a difference?
JFM Creates 
What’s a diet? 🙂
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Thank you PK2. Maybe you can send me some dissert, before I go back on my diet. 🙂
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Sounds good Ginene. I don’t have Marjoram, so I might replace that with something else or go get some. How long would you let it sit in a Crook Pot?
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I only have experience with desserts and breads. This might help:
http://www.chowhound.com/post/dried-beans-bad-464366
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You need to cook the beans first and I would only use one package. Add chopped onion, celery, carrots, the bone, salt, pepper, marjoram and very, very little of the fat. The flavor will come from the bone. Simmer at a low flame until the vegetable are cooked down until they are part of the liquid. It will take a long time, hours and it will be even better tomorrow.
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