Folks, if you won’t eat or have never eaten a meal like this, then you aren’t an Appalachian Hillbilly! This traditional dish is a true taste of Appalachian cooking, featuring pinto beans cooked to perfection with rich, smoky hog jowl bacon. The beans are slowly simmered over several days, allowing the flavors to deepen, with this batch being the third day on the pot, making it incredibly hearty and flavorful.
Alongside the beans, crispy fried taters sautéed with onions add a comforting, savory side, their golden edges and tender centers providing a perfect contrast to the soft beans. The cornbread, baked with a quarter of a large sweet onion mixed in, brings a sweet-savory balance to the meal and soaks up the juices from the beans beautifully.
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