Soups: Red Beans and Rice

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried red beans or kidney beans
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 pound smoked sausage
• 1 hambone with meat (optional)
• 1/4 t basil
• 1/4 t thyme
• pinch cayenne
• pinch creole seasoning (optional)
• Salt
• 1 cup raw white rice

Preparation

Step 1

Cover beans with water and soak overnight. Pour water off beans; put beans in a slow cooker. Cover with fresh water. Add hambone and seasonings. Cook on medium (180 degrees) for 8 - 10 hours. About two hours before serving add sausage, sliced. Cook rice. Serve beans over rice. Sprinkle horseradish on top if desired.