Red Beans And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried red kidney beans
4 qt. water
1/2 c. butter or margarine
3/4 c. chopped onion
3/4 c. chopped celery
3/4 c. chopped green pepper
2 tsp. minced garlic
2 bay leaves
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. Hungarian paprika
1 tsp. dried whole thyme
1/2 tsp. ground red pepper
1/2 tsp. dried whole oregano
1 lb. andouille sausage or smoked Polish sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 c. finely chopped parsley
Oven Rice (recipe follows)

Preparation

Sort and wash beans.
Place in a 6-quart Dutch oven.
Cover with water 2 inches above beans; let soak overnight.
Drain beans. Add 4 quarts water; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Melt butter in a large skillet.
Add onion, celery, green pepper and garlic; saute until tender.
Stir sauteed vegetables and next 6 ingredients into beans; cook, uncovered, 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding additional water if necessary.
Bake sausage at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes; drain well.
Stir sausage into bean mixture.
Cook, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaves.
Stir in chopped parsley.
Serve over Oven Rice.
Yields 6 servings.