Need help with recipe for ham and beans

[Rpg]

OK folks, I cooked a pot of beans and ham yesterday but it turned out too bland. Here’s what I did:

Bone with lots of attached ham from a spiral cut ham, white beans (previously soaked for 12 hours) and chicken stock in the crock pot for 12 hours.

What did I leave out?

 

[Maddog 521]

Seasoning my friend seasoning.

 

[walkin jack]

When I cook a pot of beans I like to put several meats in. The spiral honey baked ham bone for sure, smoked ham hocks. bacon, ground beef, smoked pork/venison sausage. any or all of those.
a big sweet yellow onion
salt
onion powder
a few chopped jalapenos to taste
a healthy dash of Tony C's creole seasoning mix
table spoon yellow mustard
table spoon ketchup.

If you can't taste that I suggest you seek help.

Note: you MUST soak the beans for at least 8 hours. If you don't soak 'em first you can cook 'em till the cows come home and they will never tender-up.
SOAK DEM BEANS.

 

[Rpg]

Seasoning my friend seasoning.

Ah yes!!

I usually use smoked ham hocks. Seems like the spiral cut ham and bone I used wasn’t sufficiently flavored to stand on its own!!

 

[kozmic]

Add copious amounts of Franks Hot Sauce

 

[BearBio]

1. You can cook the beans w/o soaking. Bring to a hard boil for about 15-30 minutes; turn them off and let them sit for a couple of hours.
2. Discard water (unless making re-fried beans), rinse and add liquid (water, stock, ??). Sauté an onion & some celery (both chopped) in a little olive oil or bacon grease. Add to beans. Season with seasoned salt/blend/whatever you like. Serve with a splash of vinegar (optional)
3. I don't use catsup with white beans==I do with pintos. Jalapenos if re-fried beans==Ortega chilis if for lite-weights! If re-fried, a 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce and some grated cheese melted all together.
4. If red or pintos, a drip of Wright's Liquid Smoke.
5. Cornbread or tortillas, of course! A good warm loaf of extra sour sourdough will suffice in a pinch, especially with some herbed butter!

 

[amazingflapjack]

I always put in some Louisiana hot sauce, and about a half teaspoon of instant coffee-preferably Cafe Bustello, along with the other basics-bay leaf, etc.

 

[pharman]

salt and pepper

salt and pepper...and maybe a little onion

 

[THE PILGRIM]

KISS
No chicken stock!
It’s time for black pepper, garlic and onion.
The ham usually has plenty of salt.
Cook long and slow.
Hot sauce? You bet!
But I put it on when I eat it!

 

[VaTom]

Use Morten's Nature Seasons . it has salt, pepper, onion, garlic, celery and no MSG. I use it on all sorts of food including beans. Especially good to sprinkle on rainbow trout with some lemon and butter.

 

[pawngal]

Chopped onion, pepper, celery salt and bay leaf.

I'm not a fan of hot sauce in something like this.
Sometimes I'll add a little brown sugar or honey.

 

[BearBio]

I forgot==I use hot sauce in Everything! I don't use Tabasco any more==now I use Texas Pete's most of the time as a flavor enhancer!

 

[tops]

One pound of cured country ham for every pound of beans. Larry

 

[Kurusu]

Chopped onion, pepper, celery salt and bay leaf.

I'm not a fan of hot sauce in something like this.
Sometimes I'll add a little brown sugar or honey.

Best seasoning suggestion so far.

I wouldn't use hot sauce either, but add 2 to 3 bird's eye chili peppers instead.

 

[427mach1]

Add copious amounts of Franks Hot Sauce

Do you put that BLEEP on everything??

 

[Mr.Harry]

Lots of good suggestions here. In a word - Salt. Beans, like potatoes, take a lot of salt. “Seasonings” can come from any end of the globe based on what your flavor preferences might be. One thing no one has mentioned yet are fresh herbs. I could see fresh thyme working well with that. Introduction of wine into the cooking liquid is yet another direction to consider. Different herbs and different wines will pair well with different meats and beans.

 

[fiasconva]

It could be as simple as using too much liquid. That will dilute the taste in a minute.

 

[kozmic]

Do you put that BLEEP on everything??

Let me think......yep

 

[Usmc5811]

Need some green peppers, jalapeños, and onions cooked up with it. Add salt and pepper to taste. And some fresh garlic. Once it’s cooked add some cornbread, raw onions, and hot chow chow.... I think I know what’s for dinner tomorrow. Any kind of hambone will work, I’ve used anything’s JT from salted ham hocks to spiral cut ham. Enjoy and add some baking soda to the beans while they soak or boil for an hour, your wife will thank you.

 

[vonn]

The only thing I can think of to add to the above recommendations is cook them long and slow,the longer the better. Lots of biscuits or cornbread.