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.