Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

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My friend Sande made this dish one night when she had us over for dinner. I was addicted (it's the Tobasco!). She had clipped the recipe from a paper many years ago and gave me a copy.

Ingredients

4 cans kidney beans, drained
1/2 lb andouille sausage cooked and diced
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp garlic, minced
2 cups onions, minced
1 cup green pepper, minced
1 cup celery, minced
1/4 cup parsley, minced
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1 tbsp sugar
salt
pepper
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 lb polish sausage, cooked and diced
1 cup scallions, minced
4 cups rice (measured before steaming)

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Instructions

Dice the peppers, celery and onions. Mince the garlic.

Chop the green onions and set aside in a bowl.

Dice the sausages.

Heat oil in a pan and sauté the white onions, peppers, celery, and garlic until onions are translucent.

Add parsley, cayenne, bay leaf, thyme, tabasco, sugar, salt, and pepper.

Then add the tomatoes and kidney beans. Mix well and let heat thoroughly until it begins to bubble.

Remove 1 cup from the pot to a food processor and purée. (I usually do up to 2 cups).

Add the purée back to the pot. Add the sausages and mix well. Let cook for 30 minutes on medium high heat. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.

Remove the bay leaf from the pot. Mix with rice and green onions.

Serve hot.


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	Dice the peppers, celery and onions. Mince the garlic.
	Chop the green onions and set aside in a bowl.
	Dice the sausages.
	Heat oil in a pan and sauté the white onions, peppers, celery, and garlic until onions are translucent.
	Add parsley, cayenne, bay leaf, thyme, tabasco, sugar, salt, and pepper.
	Then add the tomatoes and kidney beans. Mix well and let heat thoroughly until it begins to bubble.
	Remove 1 cup from the pot to a food processor and purée. (I usually do up to 2 cups).
	Add the purée back to the pot. Add the sausages and mix well. Let cook for 30 minutes on medium high heat. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
	Remove the bay leaf from the pot. Mix with rice and green onions.
	Serve hot.