re: Pickled pork in red beans.

I've used it at times. My meat for red beans is usually what I have on hand and it can be ham hocks, chunks of seasoning ham, andouille or other good smoke sausage, pickle meat, tasso-------

The only thing I look out for with salt pork/pickle meat is the level of salt in the meat. Sometimes I find I need to boil it a bit in another pot to release some of the salt in the meat and then use it in my beans.