Red Beans and Ham

Ingredients:

• 1 pound dry red beans or kidney beans (preferably dark red)
• Filtered water, as needed
• 1 1/4 cups celery, chopped
• 12 ounces yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 red or green bell pepper, chopped (optional)
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced or grated
• 3 large bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
• Meaty gluten free ham bone or 2 ham hocks
• Fine sea salt and pepper, to taste
• Cooking oil, olive (or bacon grease)
• Hot sauce (or ground red chili powder of choice) (optional)

Instructions:

1. Soak beans overnight in a large pot filled with enough water to double or tripe the depth of the beans.
2. Rinse beans several times; add ham bone/ham hock.
3. (Or cooked bacon pieces). Add celery, onion, bay leaves, and thyme (you can added sautéed Veggies for additional flavor and sweetness); cover beans with clean water.
4. Cook for 2-1/2 hours; remove ham bone/hocks and bay leaves; add oil; bring to a boil; stir until creamy; lower heat to medium; mash some of the beans on the side (inside) of the pot; continue to stir. If too watery boil, while stirring until some of the water evaporates.
5. Remove pieces of ham from the bone and add back to pot; stir; and enjoy!

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