Red Beans and Rice(Chef Du Jour)

• 1/2 pound red kidney beans
• 1/2 cup onions yellow,, diced
• 1/4 cup scallions, spring or green onions sliced
• 1/4 cup red onion diced
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 1 jalapeno black pepper seeded, and diced
• 1 each bay leaves
• 1 pinch white pepper
• 1 teaspoon seasoning for pork
• 3/4 teaspoon oregano dried
• 3/4 teaspoon basil dried
• 1 grind black pepper fresh
• 1 pinch sweet red bell peppers dried, crushed
• 1 tablespoon garlic roasted
• 1 pound andouille sausage, sliced and sauteed
• 1/4 cup tasso ham, diced and sauteed
• 1/4 cup pork pickled , boiled with seafood boil and shredded
• 1 tablespoon file' powder

1. Cover the beans with cold water and soak them overnight.
2. Drain them.
3. In a 4 quart pot add all the vegetables and spices and cook over low heat until they are soft, about 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Then add the beans and meat, cover with water and cook over high heat for 1 hour.
5. Turn the heat down and simmer for 40 more minutes.
6. Stir in file powder and cook 2 more minutes to thicken.

beans, onions yellow, scallions, red onion, celery, black pepper, bay leaves, white pepper, pork, oregano dried, basil, black pepper, sweet red bell peppers, garlic, sausage, tasso ham, pork, powder

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/red-beans-ricechef-du-jour-41921 (may not work)