Red Beans And Rice #12 – We Love God!

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Polish	Vegetable	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Small red beans
1/2	lb	Ham hocks or smoked hocks
		optional can
		substitute
		Polish sausage if you
		want
1		Yellow onion, peeled and
		chopped
3		Stalks celery, chopped
1	T	Parsley
1/2		Green pepper, chopped
1		up to
2		Bay leaves
2		Cloves, large garlic
		crushed
1/8	lb	Margarine
		Pepper to taste
1	T	Worchestershire sauce
		Tabasco to taste
		Salt to taste
3	c	Cooked white rice

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak beans overnight in ample water. The next day, drain the water
from the beans, and place in a heavy kettle. Add the ham, onion,
celery, parsley, bay leaves, and garlic, and add water to the pot
barely to cover the contents. Bring to a boil, and then turn to a
simmer. Simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours, being careful that the beans
do not stick or become too dry. You may have to add a little water.
After the initial two hours of cooking, add the margarine, pepper,
Worchestershire, and Tabasco to the pot. Continue cooking for 1 more
hour, this time with a lid on the pot and the heat quite low.  Correct
the seasonings. You may wich to add a bit of salt, but do not  add salt
until this point because salt cooks out of the ham (if  present) and
will season the beans.  Serve over white rice. Pass additional Tabasco
sauce for the brave!  ARIELLE@TARONGA.COM  (STEPHANIE DA SILVA)
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 434 Calories From Fat: 120 Total Fat: 13.6g Cholesterol: <1mg Sodium: 1412.4mg Potassium: 1069.9mg Carbohydrates: 64.7g Fiber: 11.7g Sugar: 3.6g Protein: 16.4g