On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:58:38 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
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>On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 10:22:18 AM UTC-5, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:41:58 -0500, jmcquown >
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>> >On 12/10/2013 1:37 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
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>> >> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:07:14 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
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>> >>> Mine will be red beans and rice. I sauteed onion, celery and bell
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>> >>> pepper, added a half-pound of diced tasso and a pound (dry weight)
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>> >>> pre-soaked "small red beans", not kidney beans. When the beans were
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>> >>> done they were put in fridge overnight; today, I'll prepare long-grain
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>> >>> brown rice to serve with the red beans. There is enough tasso in the
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>> >>> beans I don't think I'll add andouille; but, do have it on hand if
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>> >>> second thoughts require. Side salad and a baguette w/butter complete
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>> >>> the meal.
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>> >> "small red beans" -- is that the traditional bean for this dish?
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>> >> Janet US
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>> >Yes, it is. Although kidney beans do work if you can't find small red
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>> >beans. I can find packages of dried small red beans. They usually come
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>> >with a salty seasoning packet, which I throw away. I can find andouille
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>> >sausage but I can't find tasso. I've never tasted tasso so I don't miss
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>> >it.
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>> >Jill
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>> I received a gift package for Christmas last year that contained a
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>> hunk of tasso. It was fine but I don't think I would go out of my way
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>> to get some more for a dish. Andouille I can find at Cash and Carry.
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>You still have a Cash and Carry in your area? Mine was called Kash 'n' Karry but they were swallowed up by another big market chain. I wonder if yours was a separate outfit.

Yes, https://www.smartfoodservice.com/locations/
Janet US