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White Beans

Name: White Beans
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb great northern beans; 1 onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 2 ribs celery, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 green onions, chopped; 3 slices bacon, chopped; 1 lb andouille sausage, sliced; 1 tbsp parsley; 1 tbsp thyme; 4 tbsp butter; Tony Chachere's, to taste; salt and pepper, to taste; 2 ham hocks; 2 quarts chicken stock, 1.5 to 2 quarts; homemade makes a real difference, a stock recipe is coming later

Creamy Cajun white beans with andouille and ham hocks, simmered low and slow until they almost melt together. Real Louisiana comfort food. Plan ahead: the beans need a 12 to 24 hour soak before you start, so get them going the day before.

Recipe from Jordan Williams, with inspiration from JD Driskill and Jacob Fonseca

Prep: 35 min
Cook: 3 hr
Total: 3 hr 35 min
Serves: 10

A pot of creamy white beans with sliced andouille sausage simmering on the stove

Ingredients

1 lbgreat northern beans
1onion (chopped)
1green bell pepper (chopped)
2 ribscelery (chopped)
4 clovesgarlic (minced)
2green onions (chopped)
3 slicesbacon (chopped)
1 lbandouille sausage (sliced)
1 tbspparsley
1 tbspthyme
4 tbspbutter
Tony Chachere's (to taste)
salt and pepper (to taste)
2ham hocks
2 quartschicken stock (1.5 to 2 quarts; homemade makes a real difference, a stock recipe is coming later)

Steps

1
Rinse the beans and soak in water 12 to 24 hours. Store in the fridge.
2
In a big pot, brown the garlic in a small amount of oil or tallow.
3
Add the bacon and cook it down.
4
Add the sausage and brown it.
5
Add the celery, green onion, onion, and bell pepper. Cook 4 to 5 minutes.
6
Add 1.5 to 2 quarts stock, the butter, thyme, parsley, salt, pepper, Tony's, the two ham hocks, and the beans.
7
Bring to a boil, then back off to a simmer. Cover and cook 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. After about 45 minutes, pull out the ham hocks, remove the bones and any junk, and return just the meat to the pot.
8
Remove about a third of the beans, mash them, stir back in, and let it simmer down. There shouldn't be much liquid left. If there is, simmer a bit longer.

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