New Orleans Red Beans And RiceServings 6 Preparation Time 4 Hours

Ingredients

• 1 lb red kidney beans dried
• 12 lb salt pork
• 1 whole onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 14 c celery chopped
• 1 qt ham or beef stock
• 12 tsp Tabasco sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 whole bay leaf
• 14 tsp thyme
• 3 c rice

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 Add beans stock Tabasco sauce salt and herbs
5. Simmer 3 hours or until beans are tender
6. Add water when necessary during cooking water should barely cover beans at end of cooking Remove 1 cup beans and mash to paste
7. Add mashed bean paste back to beans stir until liquid is thickened
8. Serve over hot rice