Red beans with rice

Yield: 6 servings

Measure Ingredient
1 pounds Red kidney beans
1 pounds Salt pork
2 eaches Cloves garlic
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 each Bell pepper
1 each Chopped onion
1 each Stalk celery
1 each Whole hot pepper

Boil pork 5 minutes to get rid of salt. Put pork in second water (hot) and add beans, water, should be one-half inch above beans. Add immediately, one bell pepper, one chopped onion, celery, garlic, Italian seasoning and whole hot pepper. Cook slowly two to three hours, until gravy is thick and beans tender -- just before dishing out add a pinch of italian seasoning again. Salt to taste and serve with rice. From "Talk About Good" contributed by Mrs. Charles Barras, Jr.

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