PINTO BEANS, HAM HOCKS CORNBREAD & PICKLED ONIONS

INGREDIENTS NEEDED:
— 2 lbs Ham Hocks
— 1lb (ca. 454 g) Pinto Beans
— 3 cloves Garlic
— 1 32 ounce (ca. 1,210 g) chicken broth (less Sodium)
— 1tbsp butter
— 1/2 Green bell pepper minced
— 1 medium onion minced
— 1stalk celery minced
— 1/2 tsp cumin
— 1tsp paprika
— 1/2 tsp black pepper
— 1 tsp dried parsley and thyme
— 1cube vegetable bouillon
RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS:
Wash ham hocks, add to stock pot with 8 cups water, boil for 2 hours. After 2 hours clean your beans wash add to the stock pot with the 32 ounce chicken broth minced garlic and all the rest of seasonings above;
cook for another 2 and a half hours, or until peas cook soft and buttery;
Note:
I cooked mines on the stove top for 4 and a half hours the meat will fall apart but if your wondering why I didn’t start cooking the peas earlier is if you cook peas for 4 hours on a stove top it will become mush .so I added them half way in.to keep them firm and buttery .
Enjoy !!!