Red Beans & Rice

Total Time: 10 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb small dried red beans
• 3 quarts water
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried mint
• 1/4 cup oil or 1/4 cup bacon drippings
• 1/2 lb ham bone, and scraps
• 8 -10 cups meat stock
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon louisiana hot sauce (to taste- i like lots) or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste- i like lots)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the beans the night before. clean and pick through the beans.
• 2 rinse several times in water to clean.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, combine the beans, with enough water to cover by 1 inch, the wine, onions and garlic, parsley, green onions and mint.
• 4 soak overnight covered in the refrigerator.
• 5 the next morning, in an 8 quart pot, saute the ham bone and scraps in the bacon drippings.
• 6 pour the bean mixture (including all the water and seasoning) into the pot.
• 7 add enough meat stock to cover the beans by 2 inches.
• 8 reduce heat when it comes to a boil.
• 9 cover and simmer for 2 hours or until tender, stirring occasionally so the beans won't stick and burn.
• 10 season to taste with salt and hot sauce.
• 11 to thicken, remove one cup beans and place in blender and puree.
• 12 return them to the pot and stir.
• 13 serve over cooked rice with chopped onions and hot sauce.