Red Beans And Rice

Red Beans And Rice - 8

Course :	Cajun
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	1

Ingredients:

2	Cup	freshly cooked rice
1	teaspoon	salt
1	dash	ground red pepper
1	piece	bay leaf
1/2	teaspoon	ground sage
1	teaspoon	ground pepper
1	teaspoon	dried thyme -- crumbled
1	clove	garlic -- finely chopped
1	medium	celery stalk -- chopped
1	medium	green pepper -- seeded and chopped
1	large	onion chopped
1/2	pound	smoked ham shanks
1 1/2	pounds	smoked sausage -- sliced
1	pound	red beans

Preparation:

Place beans in Dutch oven and cover generously with water. Let soak for 30 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients to beans except salt and rice. Bring to boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until beans are tender, adding more water if necessary, about 2 1/2 hours. Add salt to taste. Remove ham bones. Remove about 3 Tablespoons of beans from mixture and mash to a paste. Return bean paste to mixture and stir. Simmer 15 more minutes and then serve hot over the rice.