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Popeye’s
Red Beans & Rice
Ingredients
3 cans red beans
11/4 cups water
½ lb ham shanks
1 large chopped onion
1 green bell pepper (seeded & chopped)
¼ cup lard
1 chopped garlic clove
½ tsp thyme
1 tsp black pepper
½ tsp sage
1 bay leaf
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1/4 tsp red pepper
Salt to taste
5 cups rice
Lagniappe
Pour two cans of red beans with their liquid, water and ham into a large pot.
Add all remaining ingredients to the pot except rice and the remaining can of
beans. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and simmer for about
an hour.
Remove the ham bones and bay leaf, run the mixture through a food
processor or blender. Drain off the liquid from the remaining can of beans
and pour the beans back into the pot and simmer for an additional 15 minutes
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