Soup Beans

Here’s a hearty Appalachian classic: Soup Beans 🫘🍲. This dish is simple, comforting, and steeped in tradition—slow-simmered pinto beans flavored with pork and aromatics, served with cornbread and maybe a spoonful of tangy chow-chow.

🧄 Ingredients
1 lb dried pinto beans

8 oz ham or bacon (or both!)

1 medium onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

½ tsp salt

1 tsp ground black pepper

¼ tsp crushed red pepper (optional)

12 cups water