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

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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