Red Beans And Rice

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups red beans
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 ham hock
• 1 lb andouille sausages or 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced 1/2-inch thick
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 soak beans in cold water over night. drain and rinse beans.
• 2 place beans in a crock pot. cover beans with cold water.
• 3 add the ham hock. cook covered on low at least 5 hours.
• 4 remove the ham hock to a cutting board. cut off any meat, add to pot.
• 5 in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoons oil over med.heat.
• 6 add the sausage and cook stirring 5 minute.
• 7 add onion, bell pepper, celery, green onions and garlic . cook 5 minute.
• 8 add the sausage mixture to the beans.
• 9 add salt, black pepper,and thyme. stir into beans.
• 10 place bay leaves on top.
• 11 cook on high 45-60 minute or until beans are very tender.
• 12 remove 1/4 cup of the beans. mash and return to pot.
• 13 remove the bay leaves and discard.
• 14 serve over cooked rice with hot sauce on the side.