this was very savory but i prepared it differently after reading many other recipes. after placing the soaked beans and 2 small hamhocks in the pot i added enough water to cover the beans plus 1 inch. i also added a cube of mexican chicken bouillion, i tsp liquid smoke and 1/4 cup miced garlic. i added everything to the pot but the andouille sausage and cooked on low for 6hrs. i removed the ham hocks, mashed 1/3 of the beans with a potato masher,then added back the hock meat and sliced andouille to cook for 2 hours so it wouldn't get all shriveled up. HTH

Reviewed On: Jan. 22, 2012

this is pretty good as is; i added a chopped onion, several cloves of minced garlic, tsp oregano, 1/4tsp thyme and generous dashes of louisiana hot sauce. HTH

Reviewed On: Oct. 9, 2011

this is very good but basic. i used sweet italian sausages and added crushed red pepper, italian seasoning and minced garlic to pick thing up a bit. i think it tasted better the next day. HTH

Reviewed On: Apr. 10, 2010