Easy Red Beans & Rice

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
• ½ cup diced green bell pepper
• 6 ounces smoked ham, diced (Cure 81 preferable)
• 3 (16 ounce) cans small red beans, drained (not kidney beans)
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon dried celery seed
• ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 2 or 3 teaspoons Olde Westport Sizzlin Sunset Cajun Spice Blend
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, or to taste
• 2 cups hot cooked rice