Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, creamy cajun red beans. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Cajun-country reviewer here to say this is about as authentic as it gets, though technically a Cajun home cook doesn't use recipes or measurements. According to Louisiana tradition this would be served on a Monday – supposedly an easy meal for laundry day because of the simmering time. The best version of red beans and rice that I've come across.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy cajun red beans using 20 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Cajun Red Beans:
- Prepare Olive oil
- Take 1 lb dry small red beans (not kidney)
- Take 1 lb smoked sausage
- Make ready 1 lb smoked ham
- Make ready 2 green bell peppers
- Get 1 large onion
- Prepare 4 stalks celery
- Get 2 cloves garlic
- Take 1/2 stick butter
- Take 3 chicken bouillon cubes
- Make ready Water
- Make ready 1 Tblsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1 Tblsp Cajun seasoning
- Make ready 1 tsp thyme
- Take 4 bay leaves
- Get 1 tsp fresh parsely
- Take Few dashes of Worcestershire
- Make ready Pinch sugar
- Prepare Cooked rice (your choice)
- Prepare Green onions chopped
I love bacon red beans and rice and I also love my crockpot so it was an obvious match made in Heaven for me. The recipe couldn't be easier, I just. Prechopped vegetables and canned beans keep this version of red beans and rice simple yet satisfying. Partially mash beans with a fork.
Steps to make Creamy Cajun Red Beans:
- Sort out and soak the red beans the night before
- Cut up all your meats and veggies and start browning the sausage in a pot with just a bit of olive oil
- Add the peppers, celery, onion and garlic on top of the sausage and stir to combine. Next add the butter and stir till melted
- Add the ham and keep stirring
- Add the red beans and enough water just to cover everything and bring to a boil
- Then add the garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, thyme, 4 bay leaves, pinch of sugar and Worcestershire
- After an hour add fresh parsely
- Cook for 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours on LO barely a simmer stirring occasionally and mashing some beans on the side of the pot for more creaminess (do this towards the end) It makes a paste
- Serve over rice and garnish with the green onions on top πππ this time I used yellow rice but use any kind you like ENJOY π
Honestly, I make red beans and rice at least once a week because it's my boyfriend's favorite meal, and I always use pre-cooked canned beans. I cook my red beans and rice on the stove but I like building the flavor in my dried beans. Plus, it's cheaper and I can control the sodium level in my beans. I've had red beans many ways. Rinse and drain beans to clean (oooh that rhymed!
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