Preparation / Directions:
Put all the ingredients except the rice in a saucepan and simmer covered
for 1/2 hours, or until
the beans are tender and the sauce is thick. To serve: Spoon 1/2 C of rice
onto each plate and
ladle the Red Beans and Turkey Ham over or around the rice. You may want
to add the turkey
ham during the last 30 minutes of cooking so it doesn't become so tender
that it falls apart. If you
want fairly firm beans but a thick gravy at the same time, mash 1/2 C of
the cooked beans and
stir them back into the pot. This will thicken the remaining liquid. The
turkey ham is not a
necessary ingredient. The beans themselves are very tasty and with the
other seasonings can hold
their own. Serve chopped onion, white or green, as a garnish to sprinkle on
the beans. Hot Sauce
and pickled hot peppers are also customary accompaniment
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