Cajun Red Beans and Rice
Cajun Red Beans and Rice might be just the Creole recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 46g of protein, 35g of fat, and It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It works well as a reasonably priced main course. A mixture of celery, thyme, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the oil you could follow this main course with the Vegan Mango Banana Bread as a dessert.
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat add the sausage and saute until lightly golden brown, about 5-7 minutes, and set aside.
Add the onions, celery and green pepper to the pan and cook until tender, about 7-10 minutes.
Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
Add the stock, beans, ham hock, sausage, paprika, cayenne, oregano, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer covered for at least 1 hour continuing for another hour or two if you have the time to bring out more flavour from the ham hock.
Remove the ham hock, pull the meat from it, cut it into bite sized pieces and add it back to the pot if desired.Mash or puree about a quarter of the beans.
Recommended wine: Rose Wine, Albarino, Sauvignon Blanc
Cajun on the menu? Try pairing with rosé Wine, Albarino, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. The Ghost Pines Sonoma County San Joaquin County Zinfandel with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 27 dollars per bottle.
Ghost Pines Sonoma County San Joaquin County Zinfandel
Our Ghost Pines Zinfandel blends fruit from San Joaquin, Sonoma and Lake counties to accentuate the best of what each of these phenomenal Zinfandel-producing counties has to offer. The 2014 Zinfandel opens with rich, complex aromas of ripe raspberry jam, cracked pepper and toasty oak. On the palate, the wine offers intense, jammy flavors of black cherry, boysenberry, brown spice and cola framed by lush structure and a long, multi-layered finish.