Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)
Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

The fact that these beans don't automatically come with the words "and rice" at the end is a surprise because for many of us that's what makes them a classic. And with recipes like the traditional New Orleans Red Beans and Rice, Slow-Cooker Red Beans and Rice, Stovetop Red Beans and Rice, or even Easy Red Beans and Rice, it's pretty easy to see why this connection is so readily made. The andouille is a MUST for this to be authentic, Jacob's world famous andouille ships and is worth it when you can't get it locally. Pick through beans, removing all bad beans or any other particles.

Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have red beans & rice (louisiana style) using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style):
  1. Prepare 1 lb. “dry” red kidney beans (or small red beans)
  2. Take 4 cups vegetable stock
  3. Make ready 1 cup water
  4. Take 1 smoked ham hock (or hambone)
  5. Make ready 2 dried bay leaves
  6. Get Dash salt and pepper
  7. Make ready 1 Tsp. dried thyme
  8. Get 1/2 Tsp. cayenne pepper
  9. Get 1/2 Tsp. dried sage
  10. Get Dash Cajun seasonings
  11. Make ready Dash olive oil
  12. Get 1 lb. andouille sausage
  13. Get 1 medium onion, diced
  14. Make ready 1 green bell pepper, diced
  15. Get 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
  16. Prepare 2 Tbs. garlic, minced
  17. Prepare 1 lb. cured ham, diced
  18. Prepare 1-2 cups debris gravy (beef/pork gravy)
  19. Get 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  20. Make ready Dash hot sauce & cider vinegar
  21. Make ready 5-6 cups “cooked” long grain white rice

Head to the diet generator and enter the number of calories you want. Tip from a pro cook red beans in just water till tender then in separate pan sauté seasoning with sausage I like ham with a little fat on it, then add to beans and cook till they start to stick to bottom of pot, salt pepper etc last. Some chefs say salt early in the game slows down beans getting tender. Red bean is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis), commonly used in Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Malay cuisine, particularly as red bean paste Kidney bean, red variety of Phaseolus vulgaris, commonly used in Indian and North American cuisine, such as chili con carne and red beans and rice.

Instructions to make Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style):
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. [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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. [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.
  8. Serve the bean-gravy (when the beans are tender) over steamed white rice, with a side of cornbread and enjoy.

Some chefs say salt early in the game slows down beans getting tender. Red bean is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis), commonly used in Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Malay cuisine, particularly as red bean paste Kidney bean, red variety of Phaseolus vulgaris, commonly used in Indian and North American cuisine, such as chili con carne and red beans and rice. Furthermore they also contain minerals including calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, molybdenum selenium and copper. Red beans are smaller than kidney beans. Red beans are oblong and have a pinkish red color.

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