Portuguese Beans

Total Time: 18 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb bacon
• 4 linguisa sausages, cut in 1/2-inch pieces
• 3 ham hocks
• 1 lb dried great northern beans
• 3 small onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 6 lbs canned diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

• 1 soak the beans in water and 1 tablespoon salt, overnight. drain water and discard when ready to cook beans. put the beans and ham hocks in a very large pot and cover with water to 3-4 inches above beans. cook on medium heat for 5-7 hours until the beans soften and ham hocks are easy to clean. pull meat off of ham hocks and set aside, discard bones. in a skillet, lightly brown the bacon and linguisa, add the onions and garlic and cook until onions are softened. add this mixture and the the ham to beans. add the tomatoes and 1 teaspoon cumin as well as salt band pepper to taste. simmer until tender, a few hours more. beans are best the next day. they also freeze well.