Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)
Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing 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. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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

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

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