Red Beans and Rice

1lb. bag of dry red beans (I used light red) that have been sorted, rinsed, and soaked overnight and then drained and rinsed.
1 quart chicken stock (4 cups)
2 cups hot water
2 bay leaves
1 onion
2 stalks celery
1 green bell pepper
chopped up garlic to taste (I used about 6 cloves)
2T oil
1 package of smoked turkey sausage
2t cumin
2t paprika
cayenne pepper to taste (I used about 1t)
Dash of hot sauce
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Dash of liquid smoke(you can leave this out if you don't have it, but it's a nice flavor)
Dash of thyme
1/4 C or so of parsely
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooked rice, I made about 5 cups and just added in as much of it as looked right for consistency.

Put your beans in a big pot(I used an 8qt stockpot) as this recipe makes about 4 quarts of food, you'll want room to stir. Add your bay leaves, half your diced onion, chicken stock, and hot water. Stir it up. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours with lid tipped and stir often.

While your beans are cooking, chop the rest of your veggies and the sausage. You can also cook up your rice. Saute your veggies and garlic in oil. Add that to your pot after the beans have been cooking about an hour. Cook sausage up so it's browned a bit and then add it to the pot. Remember to keep stirring. Add in all the spices now. Cook till beans and veggies are soft. When that's done you can add in the rice.

This can be served as a main dish or side dish.