New Orleans Red Beans and Rice

Description
Recipe by: Elizabeth Powell
 * Preparation time: 4:00

Ingredients

 * 1 lbs red kidney beans, dried
 * 1 onion, chopped
 * ¼ cup celery, chopped
 * ½ tsp Tabasco sauce
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 3 cups rice
 * ½ lbs salt pork
 * 2 cloves garlic, chopped
 * 1 quart ham or beef stock
 * 1 tsp salt
 * ¼ tsp thyme

Directions

 * 1) Soak beans in water overnight.
 * 2) Drain.
 * 3) In a dutch oven, brown salt pork.
 * 4) Add onions, garlic, and celery and saute for 3 minutes.
 * 5) Add bean stock, Tabasco sauce, salt, and herbs.
 * 6) Simmer 3 hours or until beans are tender.
 * 7) Add water when necessary during cooking; water should barely cover beans at end of cooking.
 * 8) Remove 1 cup beans and mash to paste.
 * 9) Add mashed bean paste back to beans; stir until liquid is thickened.
 * 10) Serve over hot rice.