From Luckytrim@comcast.net Mon Jan 6 15:57:00 2003 Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:03:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Luckytrim Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: New Orleans Red Beans Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes New Orleans Red Beans 1 pound dry red beans 2 quarts water 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 4 bay leaves 1 cup chopped green pepper 3 tablespoons chopped garlic 3 tablespoons chopped parsley 2 tablespoons dried thyme, crushed 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper Pick through beans to remove bad beans; rinse thoroughly. In a large pot combine beans, water, onion, celery, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and cook over low heat for about 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Stir. Mash beans against side of pan. Add green pepper, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, and black pepper. Cook, uncovered, over low heat until creamy, about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Serve with hot cooked brown rice, if desired. Makes 8 servings. -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please send recipes, requests, questions or comments to Moderator Patricia Hill at recipes@swcp.com Please allow several days for your submission to appear.