• 1 lb red kidney beans, soaked overnight
• (optional) pork shank, smoke 'em if you got 'em
• 7 c chicken broth
• white onion, diced
• green pepper, diced
• celery, diced
• crushed garlic
• bay leaves
• hot sauce
• thyme
• Creole Seasoning
• kosher salt (start w/ 1 t, add to taste after cooked)
• pepper
• andouille sausage, cut into 1/4" pieces
• white rice

Soak beans overnight.

Add all of the ingredients, aside from the sausage and rice.

Cook for at least 8 hours

Taste and adjust seasoning.

Remove pork shank, shred the meat and add back to the crock pot. Add the sausage and cook for at least 2 hours.

Remove bay leaves and serve over white rice.

Cooking time: 8+ hours. What's the hurry anyway?

Adapted from About Food