Title: Red Beans & Rice with Smoked Sausage
Categories: Bean Rice Sausage Main
Yield: 4 Servings
| 1 | lb | Dried red beans |
| 1 | | Garlic clove chopped |
| 1 1/2 | lb | Smoked sausage cut |
| 1 | ts | Dried thyme |
| | | Into chunks |
| 1 | ts | Ground pepper |
| 8 | oz | Smoked ham shanks |
| 1/2 | ts | Sage |
| 1 | | Large onion chopped |
| 1 | pn | Cayenne pepper |
| | | Salt |
| | | Freshly cooked rice |
Place beans in Dutch oven and cover generously with water. Let soak 30
minutes. Add remaining ingredients to beans except salt and rice. Bring to
boil over medium high heat.
Reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer until beans are tender,
adding more water if necessary (about 2 1/2 hours). Add salt to taste.
Discard ham bones. Remove about 3 tablespoons of beans from mixture
and mash to paste; return to Dutch oven and stir. Simmer 15 more minutes.
Serve over hot rice.