Red Beans And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried red beans
1 qt. water
1 large ham hock or ham bone with meat
1 large onion, chopped
2 to 3 cloves garlic
2 to 3 stalks celery, chopped
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 bay leaf
hot cooked rice

Preparation

Soak the beans overnight.
Drain and put into a Dutch oven or heavy pot.
Add the rest of the ingredients, except the rice. Simmer 3 hours or until the beans are well done.
Remove the ham hock or ham bone and cut off meat.
Add to the beans.
Serve over hot cooked rice.