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Smothered Wite Beans

Type: Side dish
Courses: Vegetables
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlBacon fat
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozChopped onions
1/4 cup 27g / 1ozChopped celery
2   Bay leaves
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozAndouille Sausage - cut 1/2" slices, see * Note
1 tablespoon 15mlMinced garlic
1 lb 454g / 16ozNavy beans
8 cups 1896mlWater - to 10 cups
  Tabasco sauce - to taste
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

* Note: See the "Andouille Sausage" recipe which is included in this collection.

In a large heavy saucepan, heat the bacon fat. When the fat is hot, saute the onions and celery for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the bay leaves. Add the sausage and garlic and continue to saute for 3 minutes. Add the beans and water. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for about 2 hours, or until the beans are soft and creamy. Season with salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Remove the bay leaf.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2431 broadcast 11-11-1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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