New Orleans Red Beans and Rice

== Description ==
Recipe by: Elizabeth Powell
* Preparation time: 4:00 
== Ingredients ==
* 1 lbs red kidney beans, dried
* 1 onion, chopped
* ¼ cup celery, chopped
* ½ tsp Tabasco sauce
* 1 bay leaf
* 3 cups rice
* ½ lbs salt pork
* 2 cloves garlic, chopped
* 1 quart ham or beef stock
* 1 tsp salt
* ¼ tsp thyme
== Directions ==
# Soak beans in water overnight.
# Drain.
# In a dutch oven, brown salt pork.
# Add onions, garlic, and celery and saute for 3 minutes.
# Add bean 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.
Category:Beef stock and broth Recipes
Category:Celery Recipes
Category:Low-calorie Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
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Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Salt pork Recipes
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