Creole red beans & rice
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Red beans,dried |
| 6 | cups | Water |
| Salt to taste | ||
| Black pepper to taste | ||
| ¼ | cup | Bacon drippings |
| 2 | cups | Ham,diced |
| 2 | cups | Salt pork |
| 2 | cups | Sausage,smoked |
| 1 | cup | Onions,chopped |
| 2 | Garlic cloves,minced | |
| ¼ | cup | Parsley,chopped |
| 4 | cups | Rice,hot cooked |
Directions
1. Rinse beans; soak in water 30 minutes, then cook slowly until tender, about 2 hours (add boiling water as necessary). 2. Add salt and pepper to taste. 3. Heat bacon drippings in skillet; saute ham, salt pork or sausage, then add onions and garlic, cooking until translucent. 4. Stir into cooked beans along with parsley. 5. Remove about 1 cup beans; mash or put through a sieve and stir into beans (this will thicken the juices). 6. Serve over hot rice.