Thursday, June 4, 2009

Baked Beans and Ham

1 (20 oz) package dried 15 bean soup mix
4 cups water
2 (8 oz) smoked ham hocks
1 large sweet onion, diced
2 cups chopped cooked ham
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water 2 inches above beans, and soak 8 hours. Drain.

Bring beans, water, and ham hocks to a boil in a Dutch oven; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Drain. Remove beans; set beans aside. Remove ham hocks, and let cool; chop meat, discarding skin and bones.

Saute onion and 2 cups ham in hot oil in Dutch oven 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add beans, reserved meat from ham hocks, ketchup, next 4 ingredients to Dutch oven.

Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour.