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Creole Red Beans And Rice

Course : Cajun
Serves: 8

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Ingredients:

2 cups red beans -- dried

6 cups water

1 teaspoon salt to taste

1 teaspoon black pepper to taste

1/4 cup bacon drippings

2 cups ham -- diced

2 cups salt pork

2 cups sausage -- smoked

1 cup onions -- chopped

2 cloves garlic -- minced

1/4 cup parsley -- chopped

4 cups rice -- hot cooked

Preparation / Directions:

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; sauté 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.

Creole Red Beans And Rice

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