How to Make Ultimate Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

The fact that these beans don't automatically come with the words "and rice" at the end is a surprise because for many of us that's what makes them a classic. And with recipes like the traditional New Orleans Red Beans and Rice, Slow-Cooker Red Beans and Rice, Stovetop Red Beans and Rice, or even Easy Red Beans and Rice, it's pretty easy to see why this connection is so readily made. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red beans & rice (louisiana style) using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style):

1. Take “dry” red kidney beans (or small red beans)
2. Prepare vegetable stock
3. Make ready water
4. Get smoked ham hock (or hambone)
5. Make ready dried bay leaves
6. Prepare salt and pepper
7. Make ready dried thyme
8. Get cayenne pepper
9. Make ready dried sage
10. Get Cajun seasonings
11. Prepare olive oil
12. Prepare andouille sausage
13. Take medium onion, diced
14. Take green bell pepper, diced
15. Prepare celery, chopped fine
16. Make ready garlic, minced
17. Get cured ham, diced
18. Get debris gravy (beef/pork gravy)
19. Prepare fresh parsley, chopped
20. Prepare hot sauce & cider vinegar
21. Prepare “cooked” long grain white rice

The Crock-Pot makes it so easy and the recipe reminds me of Sunday family dinners going back generations. Serve it as a slow-cooker side dish or make it a meal with hot buttered corn bread. —Lisa Bowie, Las Vegas, Nevada Calories, carbs, fat, protein, fiber, cholesterol, and more for Red Beans (Small - Giant). Want to use it in a meal plan? Head to the diet generator and enter the number of calories you want.

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.

Want to use it in a meal plan? Head to the diet generator and enter the number of calories you want. Red beans are high in protein, fiber, and iron. They are low in fat, cholesterol-free, and they are a natural antioxidant. In fact, the red bean is a super health food that has one of the highest antioxidant ratings of any food item.

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