Neckbones for the Crock Pot |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 540 Minutes |
Ready In: 560 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I make this for my fiancée. It was his favorite dish when we met. I found the original recipe from a book called The African American Kitchen. Ingredients:
2 lbs pork necks (cracked and washed) |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 large onion |
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme |
6 cups hot water |
1 cup pinto beans (optional) |
Directions:
1. Add water to crock pot.
2. Add thyme, salt, and neckbones.
3. Remove outer layers of onion and discard.
4. Slice onion into quarters and put in crock pot.
5. Cook on low 7-8 hours.
6. (Overnight).
7. Stir occasionally.
8. *To serve with pinto beans.
9. Wash pinto beans and soak over night.
10. Remove neckbones from crock pot.
11. Discard bones.
12. Set aside in medium sauce pot.
13. Remove half the soup from the crock pot and pour over the neckbones.
14. Refrigerate neckbones.
15. Add beans to soup mixture in the crock pot.
16. Cook on low 3-5 hours.
17. This is usually ready when I return home from work.
18. Heat up the neckbones on the stove and serve.
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