How to Prepare Homemade Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)
by Elva Ramsey
Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)
Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to 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):
Prepare 1 lb. “dry” red kidney beans (or small red beans)
Prepare 4 cups vegetable stock
Get 1 cup water
Get 1 smoked ham hock (or hambone)
Prepare 2 dried bay leaves
Get Dash salt and pepper
Take 1 Tsp. dried thyme
Make ready 1/2 Tsp. cayenne pepper
Prepare 1/2 Tsp. dried sage
Take Dash Cajun seasonings
Take Dash olive oil
Make ready 1 lb. andouille sausage
Prepare 1 medium onion, diced
Get 1 green bell pepper, diced
Get 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
Get 2 Tbs. garlic, minced
Get 1 lb. cured ham, diced
Take 1-2 cups debris gravy (beef/pork gravy)
Take 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Take Dash hot sauce & cider vinegar
Get 5-6 cups “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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