Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice

Name: Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
Total time: 330
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon shortening, or as needed; 1 white onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 8 cups water; 1 pound dried red beans; 1 smoked ham hock; 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®); 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme; 0.5 teaspoon dried sage; 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste; 3 cups cooked white rice

Recipe by Matt from allrecipes.com

Side Dish 6 Hr. 30 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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1 tablespoon shortening, or as needed
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1 white onion, chopped
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1 green bell pepper, chopped
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3 cloves garlic, chopped
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8 cups water
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1 pound dried red beans
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1 smoked ham hock
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1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces

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2 stalks celery, chopped
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2 bay leaves
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1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)
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0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
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0.5 teaspoon dried sage
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1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
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3 cups cooked white rice

Instructions

Melt shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, bell pepper, and garlic in hot shortening until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
Combine water, red beans, and ham hock in a large pot; bring to a boil. Stir onion mixture into the pot; add smoked sausage and celery. Return to a boil. Stir bay leaves, Creole seasoning, thyme, and sage into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until beans are tender, about 5 hours.
Remove and discard ham hock and bay leaves; stir in hot pepper sauce and serve over white rice.