Red Beans And Rice
["1 lb. dried red kidney beans", "4 qt. water", "1/2 c. butter or margarine", "3/4 c. chopped onion", "3/4 c. chopped celery", "3/4 c. chopped green pepper", "2 tsp. minced garlic", "2 bay leaves", "2 tsp. salt", "2 tsp. Hungarian paprika", "1 tsp. dried whole thyme", "1/2 tsp. ground red pepper", "1/2 tsp. dried whole oregano", "1 lb. andouille sausage or smoked Polish sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces", "1/2 c. finely chopped parsley", "Oven Rice (recipe follows)"]
["Sort and wash beans.", "Place in a 6-quart Dutch oven.", "Cover with water 2 inches above beans; let soak overnight.", "Drain beans. Add 4 quarts water; bring to a boil.", "Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.", "Melt butter in a large skillet.", "Add onion, celery, green pepper and garlic; saute until tender.", "Stir sauteed vegetables and next 6 ingredients into beans; cook, uncovered, 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding additional water if necessary.", "Bake sausage at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes; drain well.", "Stir sausage into bean mixture.", "Cook, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaves.", "Stir in chopped parsley.", "Serve over Oven Rice.", "Yields 6 servings."]
["dried red kidney beans", "water", "butter", "onion", "celery", "green pepper", "garlic", "bay leaves", "salt", "paprika", "thyme", "ground red pepper", "oregano", "andouille sausage", "parsley", "Rice"]