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

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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

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