Recipe - Meatless Shepherds Pie

1 1/8 cup Red beans; dry
2 Garlic; minced
One half cup Onion; chopped
1 Bay leaf
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Fennel seed; crushed
One fourth teaspoon Red pepper; ground
2 cup Rice; cooked

Rinse beans. In a large saucepan combine beans and 3 cups water. Bring to
boiling; reduce heat. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and
let stand 1 hour. (Or soak by placing beans and 3 cups water in a bowl.

Cover and set in a cool place for 6 to 8 hours or overnight.)
Drain beans in a colander and rinse. Return beans to the saucepan. Stir

in onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt, fennel seed, red pepper, and 3 cups fresh
water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 2 One half hours
or till beans are tender, adding more water, if necessary, and stirring

occasionally.
Uncover and simmer, stiring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes more or till
a thick gravy forms. Discard bay leaf. Serve over rice. Serves 4
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #058 by Katherine Monasco \ Internet:
(kmonasco@qnet.com) on 23Fy,, eb97.