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Beans & Rice: Red Beans & Rice with Smoked Sausage

Source of Recipe

www.recipeland.com


List of Ingredients

1 pound dried red beans
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 1/2 pounds cut up smoked sausage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground pepper
8 ounces smoked ham shanks
1/2 teaspoon sage
1 large onion, chopped
1 pinch cayenne pepper


Recipe

Place beans in Dutch oven and cover generously with water. Let soak 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients to beans except salt and rice. Bring to boil over medium high 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. Discard ham bones. Remove about 3 tablespoons of beans from mixture and mash to paste; return to Dutch oven and stir. Simmer 15 more minutes. Serve over hot rice.