Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular 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 cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style):
- Take “dry” red kidney beans (or small red beans)
- Make ready vegetable stock
- Take water
- Prepare smoked ham hock (or hambone)
- Get dried bay leaves
- Prepare salt and pepper
- Get dried thyme
- Get cayenne pepper
- Take dried sage
- Prepare Cajun seasonings
- Take olive oil
- Get andouille sausage
- Make ready medium onion, diced
- Get green bell pepper, diced
- Prepare celery, chopped fine
- Prepare garlic, minced
- Make ready cured ham, diced
- Take debris gravy (beef/pork gravy)
- Get fresh parsley, chopped
- Take hot sauce & cider vinegar
- Prepare “cooked” long grain white rice
Steps 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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