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                        Creole Red Beans and Rice

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Creole                           Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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      2 c  Red beans,dried

      6 c  Water

           Salt to taste

           Black pepper to taste

    1/4 c  Bacon drippings

      2 c  Ham,diced

      2 c  Salt pork

      2 c  Sausage,smoked

      1 c  Onions,chopped

      2    Garlic cloves,minced

    1/4 c  Parsley,chopped

      4 c  Rice,hot cooked

 

  1. Rinse beans; soak in water 30 minutes, then cook slowly until tender,

  about 2 hours (add boiling water as necessary).  

  2. Add salt and pepper to taste.  

  3. Heat bacon drippings in skillet; saute ham, salt pork or sausage, then

  add onions and garlic, cooking until translucent.  

  4. Stir into cooked beans along with parsley.  

  5. Remove about 1 cup beans; mash or put through a sieve and stir into

  beans (this will thicken the juices).  

  6. Serve over hot rice.  

 



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