Red Beans And Rice

Name: Red Beans And Rice
Ingredients: 1 lb dried red beans; 2 quarts water; 1 meaty ham bone (or thickly sliced raw ham, cubed); 1 lb hot sausage; 1 lb pork sausage (medium); 2 cups yellow onions, chopped; 5 stalks celery, chopped; 1 green pepper, chopped; 1 bunch green onion, chopped (including tops); 4 bay leaves; 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves; 1 dash hot red pepper sauce, to taste; salt; pepper; cooked rice

15 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 lb dried red beans
2 quarts water
1 meaty ham bone (or thickly sliced raw ham, cubed)
1 lb hot sausage
1 lb pork sausage (medium)
2 cups yellow onions, chopped
5 stalks celery, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 bunch green onion, chopped (including tops)
4 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
1 dash hot red pepper sauce, to taste
salt
pepper
cooked rice

Directions

1

Soak beans as directed on package. Drain the beans and place in large stock pot. Cover with the 2 quarts water. Add ham bone and sausages, onions, green pepper and seasonings.
2

Cover, lower heat and simmer several hours.
3

Mash some of the cooked beans against the side of the pot to produce a thick creamy sauce.
4

Cook 2 more hours over low heat stirring occasionally.
5

Season with Red Pepper Sauce to taste.
6

Serve over cooked rice.
7

The bean mixture can be frozen either in single servings or family style for future use. I have frozen individual servings with rice and this works great. Adjust the heat levels with additional peppers or pepper sauce according to your tastes.