Cajun Red Beans And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 smoked ham hock or ham bone
2 pkg. kidney beans
2 stalks chopped celery
1 large chopped purple onion
1 large chopped green pepper
3 cloves (3 Tbsp. chopped) garlic
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. thyme
4 strips bacon, cook and save grease
1/2 c. flour
1/4 c. water
1 lb. Cajun sausage links, cut in bite size pieces
1 lb. smoked sausage links, cut into bite size pieces
1 tsp. Tony Chachere Cajun seasoning

Preparation

Soak kidney beans overnight with baking soda (2 teaspoons) and salt.
In a teaspoon of bacon grease cook celery, onion, green pepper and garlic.
Add cooked ingredients to beans covered with a good amount of water.
Add bay leaf, cayenne pepper, thyme and 2 tablespoons Tony Chachere Cajun seasoning.
Add cut up regular and Cajun sausage.
Let simmer for 1 or 2 hours.
Cook bacon, save grease, crumble bacon and set aside.
Add flour, water and 1 cup mashed beans to bacon grease.
Put this mixture back in beans.
Add cayenne flakes and 1 cup catsup and simmer for 1 hour.
Cook rice and serve the red beans over the rice.