Subj : Louisiana's Dandies - 02 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Mon May 01 2023 13:27:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Classic Red Beans 'n' Rice Categories: Beans, Beef, Vegetables, Rice, Pork Yield: 8 servings 1 lb Dried red beans 8 c Water 1 Ham hock 2 Bay leaves 1 ts Onion powder 1 lb Ground beef 1 lg Onion; chopped 1 ts Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 1 cl Garlic; minced Hot cooked rice Chopped fresh parsley; opt Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand until beans are softened, 1-4 hours. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Return to Dutch oven. Add the 8 cups water, ham hock, bay leaves and onion powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook the beef, onion, salt and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add to bean mixture. Simmer, uncovered, 1 hour. Discard bay leaves. Remove ham hock; allow to cool. Remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into bite-sized pieces and return to broth. Heat through. Serve with rice and, if desired, top with chopped fresh parsley. Jackie Turnage, New Iberia, Louisiana Makes: 8 servings RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Faith will not die while seed catalogs are printed. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .