Recipe By : Elizabeth Powell
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :4:00
Categories : Beans Rice
Ethnic Healthy And Hearty
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound red kidney beans -- dried
1/2 pound salt pork
1 whole onion -- chopped
2 cloves garlic -- chopped
1/4 cup celery -- chopped
1 quart ham or beef stock
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 whole bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon thyme
3 cups rice
Soak beans in water overnight. Drain. In a Dutch oven, brown salt pork.
Add onions, garlic, and celery and saute for 3 minutes. Add beans, stock,
Tabasco sauce, salt, and herbs. Simmer 3 hours or until beans are tender. Add
water when necessary during cooking; water should barely cover beans at end
of cooking. Remove 1 cup beans and mash to paste. Add mashed bean paste back
to beans; stir until liquid is thickened. Serve over hot rice.
