Recipe: Red Beans and Rice

Recipes using Tones Whole Bay Leaves

• 1 pound red beans
• 2 quarts water
• 1 ham bone
• 2 pounds smoked sausage, cut in 1" pieces
• 1 tsp fresh chopped garlic
• 1 1/2 cups chopped sweet onions
• 3/4 cups chopped green onion
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 2/3 cup chopped red or green pepper
• 1 whole bay leaf
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce
• 1 tsp dried parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 tsps salt
• 3 cups steamed rice

Rinse and drain beans. In a large pot with a lid, place beans and cover with water. Add ham bone and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes. Add sausage, cover, and cook 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, onion, celery, green pepper, and bay leaf. Continue cooking, covered, 1 ½ hours or until soft. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, parsley and salt. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Serve over rice. Serves 6.