Blow Your Horn Red Beans and Rice
2 T kosher salt, paprika, granulated garlic, onion powder, freshly ground black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, basil, oregano, celery salt
1 C onion, chopped
1/3 C celery, chopped * The Holy Trinity (onion, celery, garlic)*

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 T butter

1 C your favorite spicy sausage

4 pieces thick cut bacon, cut into little cubes

1 ½ C small red kidney beans

2 C + chicken stock

1 T red wine vinegar

1/4 C tomato sauce

3 T pure cane sugar

1/4 C green onions, thinly sliced

2 C rice, boiled with half water, half chicken stock, then add 3 bay leaves

1 t Worcestershire sauce

1 t Tabasco

Mix together the Holy Trinity - onions, celery, garlic (some consider the trinity onion, bell pepper, celery, so choose to your taste).

Melt the butter over medium heat and add 1/2 of the Holy Trinity, 1/2 of the seasoning, the bacon and the sausage, turn the heat to medium high.

Cook this for about 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the vegetables start to get some color. Add the beans and cook stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes.

Add the remaining trinity, chicken stock, vinegar and seasoning. Bring this to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.

Let this simmer for 2- 2 1/2 Hours. The first hour is low maintenance; an occasional stir and making sure the beans are covered with liquid. The second hour, you want to check back a little more often, the beans will really start to absorb some liquid and you don't want them to stick. After the beans have cooked for two hours, add the tomato sauce, the sugar, Tobasco, Worcestershire, and 1/2 of the green onions.

Make your Rice with chicken stock and water and add bay leaves after boiling and before you cover on low heat.
Cook the beans for another half hour.

To Serve:
Remove the Bay Leaves. Mound a ½ cup of Rice each onto serving plates. Cover with a generous helping of the Red Bean mix. Garnish with the remaining green onions. Make sure there is a bottle of hot sauce on the table. Perfect compliments to this meal are a simple vinaigrette salad, and Louis Armstrong on the stereo.