red beans and rice

Ingredients For red beans and rice

• 1 lb

  red beans (soak overnight in 8 quarsts water)
• 2 sm

  hamhocks
• 2 Tbsp

  bacon fat
• 2 lg

  chopped onions
• 2 c

  chopped celery
• 2 c

  chopped green peppers
• 2 c

  chopped red bell peppers
• 1 lb

  ham
• 1 lb

  kelbasa smoked sausage
• 2 sm

  bay leaves, dried
• 2 tsp

  minced garlic
• 2 tsp

  ceyenne pepper
• 2 tsp

  black pepper
• 2 tsp

  thyme
• 1/2 c

  catsup
• 1 c

  rice