Ingredients

  • 1 lb dry dark red kidney beans
  • 8 C. water
  • Optional: 1 t. ham soup base
  • 1 T. oil
  • 1 ham bone with meat, or 1/2 lb sausage sliced
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 1 rib celergy, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/4 C. fresh parsley, chopped
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 t. salt
  • 1/4 t. cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 t. black pepper

Method

  • 1. Rinse and clean up beans. Soak in water overnight.
  • 2. Separately, brown ham bone (and sausage if not cooked) in stock pot in oil. Set aside bone (and sausage). Retain pan and its oil/grease.
  • 3. Saute veggies in same pan/oil/grease until soft. Remove and retain.
  • 4. Put beans/water and ham bone in stock pot. Bring to boil, then cook for one hour over moderate heat (slow boil).
  • 5 Mash up about 1/2 the beans in the stock pot.
  • 6. Add 2-4 links diced, cooked andouille sausage, ham bone, and everything else to the pot and cook uncovered over low heat for 1.5-2 hours, adding water as needed.
  • 7. Serve over rice