@farmerman,
My red beans recipe.
I cook the beans for three to four hours, while their cooking I fry fours slices of bacon until crispy. Crumble them up and put them in the beans. I dice an onion, green bell pepper and garlic; fry them in a skillet with a little olive oil. Dump them in the beans, then put a few diced tomatoes and a diced jalapeno, mix it all together and serve it over white rice.