Recipe of Speedy Red Beans and Rice

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, red beans and rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Red Beans and Rice is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Red Beans and Rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Red beans and rice is an emblematic dish of Louisiana Creole cuisine (not originally of Cajun cuisine) traditionally made on Mondays with red beans, vegetables (bell pepper, onion, and celery), spices (thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf) and pork bones as left over from Sunday dinner. Red Beans and Rice - So thick, so creamy and so flavorful! The beans are cooked just right - perfectly tender, served with rice and smoky andouille sausage. But until then, I'll be making the creamiest red beans and rice on the daily.

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

The ingredients needed to make Red Beans and Rice:

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

Traditional Louisiana red beans and rice also uses Andouille sausage which we did not add, but you could if you wanted. There was plenty of flavor, and plenty of meat, with the smoked shanks. This vegan red beans and rice recipe is made with pantry staples (most of which you probably have on hand). I'll let you in on a little secret… I could live off variations of rice and beans.

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.

This vegan red beans and rice recipe is made with pantry staples (most of which you probably have on hand). I'll let you in on a little secret… I could live off variations of rice and beans. Rice and lentils, quinoa and black beans, throw an egg on top and you've really outdone yourself. But even better, it's very delicious and nutrient-dense: full of veggies, legumes, and Cajun The ingredients in this vegan red beans and rice recipe are simple: onion, celery, green pepper, tomatoes, and red beans. Red Beans and Rice Recipe - smoky, spicy, and overly comforting beans and rice combo with smoked sausage and turkey flavored with creole seasoning.

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