Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Red Beans & Rice Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 pound dried kidney beans
8 cups water
1 ham hock
2 bay leaves
1 TSP onion powder
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 TSP salt
1/2 TSP pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
Hot cooked rice
Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Recipe Instructions:

Sort beans and rinse with cold water.
Place beans in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover by 2 in.
Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat; cover and let stand until beans are softened, 1-4 hours.

Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid.
Return to Dutch oven.
Add the 8 cups water, ham hock, bay leaves and onion powder.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour.

In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook the beef, onion, salt and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; crumble beef.
Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Drain.
Add to bean mixture.
Simmer, uncovered, 1 hour.
Discard bay leaves.

Remove ham hock; allow to cool.
Remove meat from bone; discard bone.
Cut meat into bite-sized pieces and return to broth.
Heat through.
Serve with rice and, if desired, top with chopped fresh parsley.

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