Sally's red beans and rice

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsRed or kidney beans
1quartWater
1Ham bone with ham
1largeOnion; chopped
2Cloves garlic; crushed
¼cupChopped celery
½teaspoonTabasco
1teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonThyme
1Bay leaf
1pack(1-pound) hot sausage links

Directions

Soak beans. Pour into a large, heavy pan. Add remaining ingredients except sausage and simmer 3 hours until beans are tender. Add water when necessary during cooking. Remove ham bone, cut off meat and add to beans. Liquid should barely cover beans at end of cooking time. Cut sausages into ½ inch slices and add to beans. Let simmer. Serve beans and meat over rice.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

CAROLE LORD (MRS. ROBERT C.)

From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .