材料

• Cooking Fat

  • 1 tablespoon shortening, or as needed

• Vegetables and Aromatics

  • 🧅 1 white onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 🧄 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 🥬 2 stalks celery, chopped

• Liquid

  • 💧 8 cups water

• Beans and Meat

  • 1 pound dried red beans
  • 1 smoked ham hock
  • 🌭 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces

• Seasonings

  • 🍃 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried sage
  • 🌶 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste

• Serving

  • 🍚 3 cups cooked white rice