Red Beans And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried red beans
1 meaty ham bone
2 qts water
3 cups onion, chopped
1 cup green onion, chopped
1/4 cup tomato sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Worchestershire sauce
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp thyme
1/8 tsp red pepper
1/8 tsp hot sauce
hot cooked rice

Preparation

Sort and wash beans; place in a Dutch oven.
Add ham bone and water; bring to a boil, and boil 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand 1 hour.
Return mixture to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer 3 hours.
Remove ham bone; remove and discard fat and bone.
Shred meat, and return to bean mixture.
Stir in onion and next 11 ingredients.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour.
Remove 1/2 cup beans; mash beans and return to Dutch oven, stirring well.
Serve beans over rice.
Top each serving with green onions.
Yield: 10 cups.