Red Beans And Sausage With Rice
["1 small ham hock or 1 slice ham (no-fat)", "1 lb. dried red kidney beans", "2 c. chopped onion", "1 1/2 c. celery", "1 1/2 c. green pepper", "1/2 c. green onions", "1 c. ketchup (or 8 oz. tomato sauce)", "1 tsp. garlic powder", "1 tsp. oregano (whole)", "1 tsp. thyme (whole)", "1/2 tsp. pepper (white or black)", "1/2 tsp. red pepper", "2 bay leaves", "2 to 3 dashes hot sauce", "1 lb. lite smoked sausage or Polish kielbasa sausage"]
["Wash beans, soak at least 8 hours; drain.", "Cover beans with water.", "Add ham, boil, cover and simmer 45 minutes.", "Add ingredients onion through hot sauce.", "Cover and cook 1 hour.", "Stir occasionally.", "Add sausage.", "Cook, uncovered, 45 minutes.", "Serve over rice."]
["ham hock", "dried red kidney beans", "onion", "celery", "green pepper", "green onions", "ketchup", "garlic powder", "oregano", "thyme", "pepper", "red pepper", "bay leaves", "hot sauce", "lite smoked sausage"]