White Beans And Smoked Gar - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. white beans
2 onions, chopped
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1 lb. tasso, cut up
1 lb. salt meat, cut up
3 stalks celery, chopped
salt, red pepper and black pepper
1 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 bell pepper, chopped
4 garlic pods, minced
1 tsp. garlic powder

Preparation

Soak beans overnight.
Discard water; add fresh water to beans and boil.
Add salt meat (which has been preboiled about half an hour), tasso, vegetables and seasoning.
Boil for about 2 hours until smooth gravy has formed.
For a thicker gravy, smash some of the beans.