Mont Blanc Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
| Kidney beans | 10 Ounce | |
| Water | 8 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 meaty ham bone | ||
| Bay leaves | 2 | |
| Thyme | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm), halved | |
| Basil | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Onion | 1 , chopped | |
| Stalk celery | 1 , diced | |
| Green pepper | 1 , diced | |
| 2 spicy sausages, cut in 1/2-in (1.2-cm) pieces | ||
| Wine vinegar | 3 Tablespoon | |
| 2 cups cooked white or brown rice, hot | ||
| Few drops hot pepper sauce | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
Soak beans in cold water for 8 hours. Drain.
Place beans in large saucepan. Add enough water to cover beans by 1 in (2.5 cm). Bring to boil, then skim off foam.
Add meaty ham bone, bay leaves, thyme, garlic and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook 1 hour over medium heat.
Heat half of oil in frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and green pepper. Season and cook 4 minutes. Add mixture to beans in saucepan. Mix and cook 15 minutes uncovered.
Heat remaining oil in frying pan over medium heat. Add sausages and cook 7 minutes, turning over once.
Add sausages to beans in saucepan. Add hot pepper sauce and mix well. Continue cooking 15 minutes or until beans are completely cooked.
Five minutes before end of cooking, stir in vinegar.
Serve over hot rice.
Place beans in large saucepan. Add enough water to cover beans by 1 in (2.5 cm). Bring to boil, then skim off foam.
Add meaty ham bone, bay leaves, thyme, garlic and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook 1 hour over medium heat.
Heat half of oil in frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and green pepper. Season and cook 4 minutes. Add mixture to beans in saucepan. Mix and cook 15 minutes uncovered.
Heat remaining oil in frying pan over medium heat. Add sausages and cook 7 minutes, turning over once.
Add sausages to beans in saucepan. Add hot pepper sauce and mix well. Continue cooking 15 minutes or until beans are completely cooked.
Five minutes before end of cooking, stir in vinegar.
Serve over hot rice.
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