Okie Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups dried pinto beans, rinsed and de-rocked
1 small red onion, quartered
1 -2 portions smoked pork shanks (by Cooks if you can)
2 quarts water
1/4 cup hot sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation

Put beans, onions, shank in a 3 quart dutch oven.
Add water. More or less to taste.
Add salt and hot sauce.
Cover and place in a preheated 250 oven for 8 hours.
Check after 4 hours and add water if needed.
When ready to serve, take out ham shanks and remove bones.
Shred meat with 2 forks and add back to beans.
Serve with cornbread or homemade biscuits and fried taters.