Red Beans and Rice

Name: Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams dry small red beans; 680 grams meaty ham shanks; 946 milliliters water; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 473 milliliters large onion, chopped (about; 355 milliliters chopped celery; 237 milliliters chopped green bell pepper; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons Cajun or Creole seasoning (Tony Chacheres or Zatarains) or to taste; 1 serving Tabasco sauce; 1 serving Salt and pepper to taste; 710 milliliters Cooked white rice (from about raw rice)

If you have approximately about 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Red Beans and Rice might be a tremendous gluten free and dairy free recipe to try. For $1.15 per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 38g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 675 calories. If you have celery, creole seasoning or, salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Place dried beans in a large bowl and cover them with cold water by a couple of inches.

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Water

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Let soak for 8 hours or overnight. (You can quick soak them by putting them in a bowl and pouring boiling water over them, covering them by 2 inches, then letting them soak for two hours.)

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Drain.

Cook beans with ham, garlic, onion, water:

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Garlic

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Place beans, ham shanks, garlic, chopped onion, and water in a large (8-quart) pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cover, simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.

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