Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, red beans and rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Red Beans and Rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Red Beans and Rice is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red beans and rice using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Red Beans and Rice:
- Get 1 lb soaked red beans
- Take 3 quarts chicken stock
- Get 2 small white onions, chopped
- Take 1 bell pepper, chopped
- Make ready 4 stalks celery, chopped
- Get 4 bay leaves
- Prepare 1 lb andouille sausage
- Take 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
- Get 2 smoked ham hocks
- Get chopped parsley
- Get 2 teaspoons ground dry thyme
- Prepare 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- Make ready 1 teaspoon cumin
- Take 1 tablespoon salt
- Prepare 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
- Prepare Sliced Green Onions
- Prepare Cooked Rice
- Prepare Tabasco
- Get Butter
Instructions to make Red Beans and Rice:
- Brown andouille in a large crock pot, remove when browned on all sides, reserve.
- Add onions and sweat with a bit of salt until translucent in butter.
- Add celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until fragrant.
- Add cayenne, cumin, dry thyme, and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Add chicken stock to pot, as well as the ham hocks, bay leaves, and the soaked red beans, bring to a boil and cover, stirring occasionally.
- When beans are cooked through and tender, remove bay leaves and ham hocks (reserve the hocks), then use an immersion blender or your wooden spatula to break a portion of the beans down to give the dish a creamy texture. Reduce heat to a bare simmer.
- Slice reserved andouille, and break ham hocks down, removing the meat from the bones. Discard bones and skin. Add meats back to pot and stir to combine.
- When meat is brought up to temp (about 5 minutes), add chopped parsley, stir, and serve immediately over rice. Top with green onions and tabasco/crystal hot sauce to taste.
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