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

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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. Several different beans are referred to as red beans, which can sometimes become a bit confusing.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first 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. Prepare 4 cups vegetable stock
  3. Get 1 cup water
  4. Get 1 smoked ham hock (or hambone)
  5. Prepare 2 dried bay leaves
  6. Prepare Dash salt and pepper
  7. Prepare 1 Tsp. dried thyme
  8. Make ready 1/2 Tsp. cayenne pepper
  9. Prepare 1/2 Tsp. dried sage
  10. Prepare Dash Cajun seasonings
  11. Make ready Dash olive oil
  12. Make ready 1 lb. andouille sausage
  13. Take 1 medium onion, diced
  14. Take 1 green bell pepper, diced
  15. Get 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
  16. Get 2 Tbs. garlic, minced
  17. Prepare 1 lb. cured ham, diced
  18. Take 1-2 cups debris gravy (beef/pork gravy)
  19. Prepare 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  20. Get Dash hot sauce & cider vinegar
  21. Take 5-6 cups “cooked” long grain white rice

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Steps 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.

Red beans nutrition can boost the quality of your diet, improving your overall health, aiding weight loss and maintenance, keeping blood sugar steady and lowering your risk of certain cancers. The main differences between red beans and kidney beans are in the shape, size, and texture of the beans. Red beans are smaller than kidney beans. Red Beans, a children's trunk show clothing collection. Azuki beans are sweet red beans popular in Asia.

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