Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

Name: Louisiana Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 andouille sausages, cut into 3-inch chunks; 3 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 2 celery stalks, chopped; 946 milliliters cooked white rice; 0 bunches fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 large green bell pepper, chopped; 2 green onions, green part only, chopped, plus more for garnish; 6 servings Red pepper sauce; 454 grams dried small red beans, picked over and rinsed; 2 larges smoked ham hocks; 1 large yellow onion, chopped

Louisiana Red Beans and Rice might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 470 calories, 27g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up thyme, garlic cloves, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cooked white rice you could follow this main course with the Healthy Raw Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place the dried beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Soak the beans overnight in the refrigerator.

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Drain the beans and put them in a large heavy pot with the ham hocks, adding just enough cold water to cover (about 2 quarts).

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Ham Hock

Beans

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Add the onion, celery, green pepper, cayenne, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, garlic, green onions, and several shakes of red pepper sauce; give everything a good stir to combine. Simmer, uncovered, until the beans are tender and starting to thicken, about 21/2 hours. You want the beans to be almost overcooked, like they are getting ready to burst. Stir the beans occasionally to prevent scorching on the bottom of the pot.

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Green Onions

Green Pepper

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Bay Leaves

Ground Cayenne Pepper

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Garlic

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Add about 1 cup of water toward the end of cooking if the mixture appears too thick or dry.

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Mash about 1 cup of the cooked beans against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon, this makes the broth thick and creamy. Toss in the sausages and cook for another 30 minutes to heat them through. Adjust the seasoning, if needed.

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