Pinto Beans And Ham Hocks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. pinto beans
1/2 tsp. salt
1 pod red pepper
1 ham hock

Preparation

Cook ham hock until tender.
Put pinto beans together with meat in broth along with more water if needed, adding pepper, salt and sugar.
Boil hard for 1 1/2 hours, then turn heat down and cook until liquid is slightly thickened and beans mash easily with fingertips.