Creole Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pinto beans, soaked overnight
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/2 lb. sausage (hot smoked)
ham hock to taste
parsley to taste
salt and red and black peppers to taste

Preparation

Soak beans overnight; add onion, green pepper and garlic. Boil 1/2 hour, then lower to simmer.
Cook sausage in a bit of water 15 minutes to draw out most of the fat.
Add to beans.
Add remaining ingredients.
Slowly cook for 2 or 3 hours.
Add water if needed.
If you want real thick gravy, crush lots of beans after they begin to fall apart.
Serve over rice.