Red beans and rice with ham hocks

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Red kidney beans
2 teaspoons Pepper
6 cups Water; to cover
2 teaspoons Thyme
2 Whole ham hocks
teaspoon Garlic powder
1 pounds Smoked sausage
cup Celery; finely chopped
teaspoon Oregano
2 cups Onion; finely chopped
1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
2 cups Green bell pepper; finely chopped
1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
5 Whole bay leaf
¼ teaspoon Salt; to taste
4 cups Rice; hot, cooked

Directions

Sort and wash beans well. Cover beans with water 2" above the beans and soak overnight. Drain just before using. Place ham hocks, beans, vegetables and seaonings in stockpot with ample water to ver beans by 1-2". Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1½ hours or until beans are tender but not falling apart. Remove ham hocks and pick meat from bone. Add salt when beans are near done, if desired. Add sausage and continue cooking until beans start to break up. Add ham meat and serve immediately over hot cooked rice.

NOTES : A friend of mine gave me the cookbook this came from. It was a Toys for Tots Cookbook. Great great stuff in here. Hope you enjoy this recipe.

Recipe by: Suzy Lewis

Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #231 by "Lewis'" <lewises@...> on Sep 12, 1997

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