DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Appalachian beans and cornbread
Also known as: Beans 'n' cornbread, Soup beans and cornbread
Appalachian pinto beans with smoked pork, cornbread and chowchow.
About Appalachian beans and cornbread
Taste of the South presents Appalachian soup beans as a classic dish. Its selected recipe combines dried pinto beans with smoked ham hock, bacon, onion and garlic, served with cornbread and chowchow.
Smoked pork gives the beans their savoury character. Chicken stock, bay leaf and black and red pepper add depth, while the named relish provides a separate accompaniment.
The beans become tender in their cooking liquid, with some mashed into it for body. Crisp bacon finishes each serving, and cornbread sits alongside the beans rather than forming part of the pot.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
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Ingredients in Appalachian beans and cornbread
Taste of the South’s Appalachian soup beans with cornbread.
- Dried pinto beansBase
- BaconProtein
- Yellow onionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Chicken stockLiquid
- WaterLiquid
- Smoked ham hockProtein
- Ground black pepperSeasoning
- Ground red pepperSeasoning
- Bay leafAromatic
- Kosher saltSeasoning
- ChowchowAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- CornbreadAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried pinto beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bacon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named cured meat; product formula unresolved. Rendered drippings are retained from this ingredient, not an extra added fat.
- Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader onion candidate; yellow form retained.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chicken stock: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named prepared stock; full formula and extra allergen identities unresolved.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Retained cooking water and discarded soaking water explicitly described.
- Smoked ham hock: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader ham-hock candidate; smoked cured form/product formula unresolved.
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader black-pepper candidate; ground form retained.
- Ground red pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader chilli candidate; source ground-red-pepper type unspecified.
- Bay leaf: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kosher salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader salt candidate; kosher form retained.
- Chowchow: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named prepared relish; full ingredient/allergen formula uninspected and no exact candidate.
- Cornbread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named prepared bread; full flour/dairy/egg formula uninspected, so specific ingredient or allergen identities not inferred.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- United States
- United StatesCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Appalachian Cuisine
- Appalachian cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.