Down South Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried pinto beans
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. red pepper
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large ham hock
sliced green onions

Preparation

Sort
and
wash
beans
and place in Dutch oven.
Cover with 4
inches
water.
Add
salt,
chili powder, red pepper, pepper, garlic and ham hock and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and
simmer 8 hours, adding water as needed.
Remove meat from bone,
return meat to beans.
Top with green onions.
Makes 6 servings.