Red Beans And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. red kidney beans
1 ham bone or ham hocks
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 c. bell pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. cumin powder
red pepper to taste
dash of Tabasco sauce
salt to taste
1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced

Preparation

Wash and pick over beans, cover with cold water and soak overnight.
Cover beans with 2 or 3 inches of water, using the water they soaked in.
Add ham bone, onion, bell pepper, garlic, cumin powder, red pepper and Tabasco sauce.
Cook slowly for several hours, about 3 or 4.
Add salt after beans are tender. (The beans will make thick gravy.)
About 20 minutes before beans are done, add sliced sausage.
Serve over rice.
Serves 8.