Recipe of Favorite Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)
by Chris Willis
Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)
Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red beans & rice (louisiana style) using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style):
Take 1 lb. “dry” red kidney beans (or small red beans)
Take 4 cups vegetable stock
Take 1 cup water
Take 1 smoked ham hock (or hambone)
Make ready 2 dried bay leaves
Get Dash salt and pepper
Make ready 1 Tsp. dried thyme
Get 1/2 Tsp. cayenne pepper
Prepare 1/2 Tsp. dried sage
Prepare Dash Cajun seasonings
Take Dash olive oil
Get 1 lb. andouille sausage
Take 1 medium onion, diced
Prepare 1 green bell pepper, diced
Get 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
Get 2 Tbs. garlic, minced
Take 1 lb. cured ham, diced
Prepare 1-2 cups debris gravy (beef/pork gravy)
Get 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Take Dash hot sauce & cider vinegar
Make ready 5-6 cups “cooked” long grain white rice
Instructions to make Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style):
Day ahead: Soak beans overnight in a large pot of salted water. This hydrates the beans and reduces the overall cooking time the next day.
Drain the beans and then add the measured stock and water to the pot. Place the ham hock, bay leaves, and all the seasonings into the pot.
Bring this to a slight boil and then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover (slightly ajar) and simmer for 2.5 hours. Stir occasionally.
[At the 2.5 hour mark …] - In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and brown the andouille sausage for 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from pan and set aside to cool.
In the same pan, sauté onions, bell pepper, and celery in a little oil until soft, about 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and heat this for another minute.
Transfer the vegetables to the simmering pot of beans. Slice the sausage (1/3 inch) and diced ham and add to the pot. Continue to simmer.
[At the 3.5 hour mark …] - Remove the ham hock, shred the meat, and add to the pot. Add the brown gravy and parsley with a dash of hot sauce and vinegar and stir. Heat this for 30 minutes.
Serve the bean-gravy (when the beans are tender) over steamed white rice, with a side of cornbread and enjoy.
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