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Soak the kidney beans overnight in the water, or you can use the quick soak method.
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Bring them to a boil and then let them sit, covered, on the back of the stove for an hour or two.
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After you have done the initial bean preparations let them boil for about an hour or until they are getting tender.
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While they cook, you can prepare the vegetables and the meat.
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The onion, celery and garlic will need chopping.
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Fry the turkey sausage in a large skillet.
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Crumble it up with a fork as it cooks.
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Set the sausage aside until the beans have cooked at least an hour.
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After the beans have softened up and are getting close to tender, it is time to add the rest of the ingredients.
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If your sausage is spicy, you may not want to add the Tabasco, so taste it before adding any.
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If your sausage is not spicy, then a small shot of Tabasco will marry nicely with the rest of the dish.
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Simmer the beans, sausage and vegetables for about half an hour longer, or until the beans are all the way tender.
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If you put the brown rice on to cook right before adding the vegetables and sausage to the beans, they should get done at about the same time.
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Serve this by putting some rice into a cereal bowl.
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Then, ladle a goodly amount of the bean mixture on top of the rice.
