mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
This is better if you cook it all afternoon. And so easy, even a petite enfant could do it.
1 lb dried red kidney beans
1 quart water
1 ham bone, or a couple of smoked ham hocks
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 t Tabasco
1 t salt
1/4 t thyme
1 bay leaf
Soak your beans. You can do the overnight way, but I never do. I follow the quick soak method that's written on the back of the bag.
Pour into a large heavy pot, and add everything else and let simmer until the beans are tender - at least 3 hours. Add water if you need to (water should barely cover beans).
Every time you go to check on your beans, stir and mash some of them against the side of the pot with your wooden spoon. Or you can take about a cup out, mash them, and add back to the pot until the whole mess thickens up. Around this time, take out your bone or hocks and remove the meat and add it back in.
forgot to say that I always use more Tabasco than this calls for!
Serve over hot white rice. Add a side of skillet-baked cornbread. If you can find good shrimp, boil a few for lagniappe (a term meaning "a little extra something") and place two on top of each serving.
1 lb dried red kidney beans
1 quart water
1 ham bone, or a couple of smoked ham hocks
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 t Tabasco
1 t salt
1/4 t thyme
1 bay leaf
Soak your beans. You can do the overnight way, but I never do. I follow the quick soak method that's written on the back of the bag.
Pour into a large heavy pot, and add everything else and let simmer until the beans are tender - at least 3 hours. Add water if you need to (water should barely cover beans).
Every time you go to check on your beans, stir and mash some of them against the side of the pot with your wooden spoon. Or you can take about a cup out, mash them, and add back to the pot until the whole mess thickens up. Around this time, take out your bone or hocks and remove the meat and add it back in.
forgot to say that I always use more Tabasco than this calls for!
Serve over hot white rice. Add a side of skillet-baked cornbread. If you can find good shrimp, boil a few for lagniappe (a term meaning "a little extra something") and place two on top of each serving.
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