when making bean and ham soup do i pre cook the ham hock?

Question

I am using real beans so it needs to cook in the crock pot for a while. there is a lot of meat and skin on this ham hock so it looks like it should be cooked first, but this is my first time so i dont know

Answer 1

PINTO BEANS AND HAM HOCKS

3 to 5 heavily smoked ham hocks
2 lbs. dry pinto beans, washed & cleaned
1 lg. onion, chopped
3 lg. cloves garlic

Place ham hocks, onion and garlic into a large cooking pot. Add enough water to fill the pot about 3/4 full. Boil 1 to 2 hours or until the hocks are tender. Add pinto beans and water as necessary and continue cooking 1 to 2 hours more until the beans are done. If you soaked the beans before hand, the time required for this part may be reduced. If you like them zesty, a couple of Jalapeno peppers may be added here. Taste is important here. I like to cook mine until the beans begin to fall apart and the broth begins to look like thick bean soup, but I feel this greatly enhances the flavor.
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CAROLINE'S HAM HOCKS & BEANS

4 smoked ham hocks
Water to cover ham hocks
4 (10 oz.) boxes frozen lima beans
Black pepper

Cook the ham hocks in water to cover until almost tender. Add lima beans and pepper to taste. Cook until beans are tender.

Answer 2

no no no, you put it in the pot with the beans and slow cook for 8 hours the hamhock will cook and it is to die for, try smoked ham hock next time even better flavor on beans woa...

Answer 3

if you purchased the smoked ham hocks no. and if you use the non smoked you put them in when you put the beans into cook. besure to rinse under running water the hocks before placing in pot, thats to remove any sliver of bones that were left when it was cut to be packaged.

Answer 4

No just put it in the pot with the beans. It will cook slowly and add lots of flavor to the juice and the beans.

Answer 5

Wash the beans well then add all at once.The hock will cook as the beans do...

Answer 6

I have always just thrown them in with the beans and broth. They will cook and fall apart. Sounds like a real good fall meal!

(salivating for some crusty bread with that soup!) :)

Answer 7

no hocks are cured smoked meat thay are safe to eat as is

Answer 8

no you dont my boyfriend makes it a lot that is what gives it the flavor just simmer it for about 5 hours