Red beans & rice (dupree)
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 lb dried red beans -- soaked : overnight
- 1/2 lb salt pork -- diced : (or ham hock diced)
- 3 c chopped onion
- 1 bn green onions with tops -- : chopped
- 1 c chopped green bell pepper
- 2 lg garlic cloves -- chopped
- 1 c fresh parsley -- finely : chopped
- 1 TB salt
- 3/4 ts ground cayenne
- 1 ts freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 ts fresh oregano -- finely : chopped
- 2 bay leaves -- crumbled
- 3 ds hot sauce -- generous
- 1 TB Worcestershire sauce
- 3 c boiled rice
Instructions:
Drain the beans place them in 2 quarts of water with the salt pork and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 45 minutes. Add the chopped onions green onions bell pepper and garlic; and cook slowly for 2 to 3 hours stirring occasionally. Test the beans after 2 hours. They shout be tender not mushy. Add the parsley salt peppers oregano bay leaves hot sauce and Worcestershire. In a large pot combine with the cooked rice. May be made ahead and reheated over low heat or in the microwave. Yield: 4 to 6 servings Recipe By : Nathalie Dupree Cooks TVFN From: Path
