Recipe - Red Beans And Rice (Chef Du Jour)

One half pound Light red kidney beans
One half cup Yellow onions,; minced
One fourth cup Green onions,; cut or sliced up
One fourth cup Red onions,; minced
1 cup Celery,; chopped
1 Jalapeno pepper,; seeded and
minced
1 Bay leaf
1 pn White pepper
1 teaspoon Paul Prudhomme's Pork Magic
Three fourths teaspoon Dried oregano
Three fourths teaspoon Dried basil
1 Grind fresh black pepper
1 pn Crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon Roasted garlic
1 pound Andouille sausage,; cut or sliced up
and sauteed
One fourth cup Tasso ham,; minced and
sauteed
One fourth cup Pickled pork, boiled with
seafood boil; and shredded
1 tablespoon File powder

Cover the beans with cold water and soak them overnight. Drain them. In a 4
quart pot add all the vegetables and spices and cook over low heat until
they are soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. Then add the beans and meat, cover
with water and cook over high heat for 1 hour. Turn the heat down and
simmer for 40 more minutes. Stir in file powder and cook 2 more minutes to
thicken.

Yield: 6 servings
Recipe By :CHEF DU JOUR JIMMY BANNOS SHOW DJ 9155

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #251

Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 21:54:41 0400

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net