Cajun Red Beans And Rice Recipe

Ingredients

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• 6 cups water shopping list
• 1 pound dried kidney beans shopping list
• 4 Tablespoons butter shopping list
• 1 cup finely-chopped scallions (use tops) shopping list
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onions shopping list
• 1 rib celery; chopped shopping list
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic shopping list
• 2 smoked ham hocks shopping list
• 1 pound andouille sausage ( italian sweet sausage is equally good) shopping list
• 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
• 1 bay leaf shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper shopping list
• 1/8 to 1 teaspoon ground hot red pepper (to your own taste) shopping list
• 1 or 2 drops liquid hickory smoke shopping list
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin shopping list
• Drop beans in boiling water & boil briskly for 2 minutes. Turn off heat & let beans soak for 1 hour. shopping list
• Melt butter in large, heavy pot & cook scallions, onions, celery & garlic until soft but not brown. Stir in beans & their liquid, the ham hocks, the andouille sausage & the seasonings. Bring to boil then reduce heat & simmer partially covered for 3 hours or until beans are very soft & sauce is medium thick. (You may add more water, 1 cupful at a time,if needed. Stir frequently while simmering. shopping list
• Remove ham hocks & take all bits of meat off them & return this meat to the bean pot. Remove bay leaf. shopping list
• Serve with steaming rice. shopping list
• Serves 4 to 6 shopping list