Recipe of Homemade Red Beans and Rice

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, red beans and rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Saute garlic, onion, celery, and bell pepper until tender. Stir in kidney beans, onion powder, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

Red Beans and Rice is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Red Beans and Rice is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook red beans and rice using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Red Beans and Rice:

1. Get 1 lb soaked red beans
2. Prepare 3 quarts chicken stock
3. Make ready 2 small white onions, chopped
4. Prepare 1 bell pepper, chopped
5. Get 4 stalks celery, chopped
6. Get 4 bay leaves
7. Prepare 1 lb andouille sausage
8. Get 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
9. Get 2 smoked ham hocks
10. Get chopped parsley
11. Make ready 2 teaspoons ground dry thyme
12. Make ready 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
13. Take 1 teaspoon cumin
14. Get 1 tablespoon salt
15. Make ready 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
16. Prepare Sliced Green Onions
17. Prepare Cooked Rice
18. Make ready Tabasco
19. Take Butter

It was a perfect fit, easily feeding a crowd and being versatile enough to tailor according to what was in the pantry. After spooning these tender, flavorful red beans over fluffy rice, pair it with some of our perfect skillet cornbread and collard. The beans are cooked just right - perfectly tender, served with rice and smoky andouille sausage. I kind of have a thing for Louisiana.

Instructions to make Red Beans and Rice:

1. Brown andouille in a large crock pot, remove when browned on all sides, reserve.
2. Add onions and sweat with a bit of salt until translucent in butter.
3. Add celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until fragrant.
4. Add cayenne, cumin, dry thyme, and pepper. Stir to combine.
5. Add chicken stock to pot, as well as the ham hocks, bay leaves, and the soaked red beans, bring to a boil and cover, stirring occasionally.
6. When beans are cooked through and tender, remove bay leaves and ham hocks (reserve the hocks), then use an immersion blender or your wooden spatula to break a portion of the beans down to give the dish a creamy texture. Reduce heat to a bare simmer.
7. Slice reserved andouille, and break ham hocks down, removing the meat from the bones. Discard bones and skin. Add meats back to pot and stir to combine.
8. When meat is brought up to temp (about 5 minutes), add chopped parsley, stir, and serve immediately over rice. Top with green onions and tabasco/crystal hot sauce to taste.

The beans are cooked just right - perfectly tender, served with rice and smoky andouille sausage. I kind of have a thing for Louisiana. I don't know if it's all the beignets and the powdered sugar I leave on my pants or if it's the classic red beans and rice but I keep returning to this state. New Orleans-style red beans and rice is mind-bendingly delicious. Smoky, spicy, hearty, and supremely comforting.

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