Red Beans & Rice
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Topic: Red Beans & Rice
Posted By: gonefishin
Subject: Red Beans & Rice
Date Posted: 04 October 2012 at 14:28
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I have a hard time distinguishing what my favorite food is, it's just all so good. I'm not sure where exactly Red Beans & Rice would fall in line, if I were forced to put my favorites in order. But rest assured, it would be up there! For this recipe, it can be a prepared meal or making use of what you have on hand. Since, none of us can every predict the future, knowing what we'll have on hand on any particular day...we should all stock some mainstay items. A variety of dried beans should always be on hand, as well as a variety of rice. At least that's my idea of what should be "on hand" at all times. Red Beans & Rice
Drain the red beans. Saute onion, green pepper, celery in fat of your
choice until they show a little color. Add garlic, creole seasoning,
andouille, tasso and cook for 7 minutes. Add the beans and cook for 10
more minutes. Add the stock and bring to boil, then reduce to simmer.
Add bay leaves and cook for 2 1/2 hours. Really pay attention after the
first hour/stirring, the beans will really absorb some water during the
second hour and a half (stir, stir, stir). Now add your tomato sauce,
1/2 parsley and 1/2 green onions. Make rice and cook the red beans for
another 30 minutes. Once the beans are to the desired thickness add the vinegar, remaining parsley and green onions. Adjust seasoning with Tabasco to your liking...and place the red beans on top of a mound of rice.
Yum! ------------- Enjoy The Food! |
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Posted By: Hoser
Date Posted: 04 October 2012 at 15:17
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Oh my! You, my cajun friend have gone straight for this old boy's culinary heart! Ain't nothin better than red beans and rice...especially with a good dose of Andouille. When I do make this, I'll post a nice pictorial and you'll get all the credit...love this stuff...just have to keep it to a minimum as the missus is.nt much of a cajun or creole food lover. ------------- Go ahead...play with your food! |
Posted By: Margi Cintrano
Date Posted: 04 October 2012 at 15:39
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Dan,
Sounds delicious and thanks for posting.
I usually prepare Navarran pastoral style with sausages and have a traditional recipe in Iberia section page two. Shall have to be a " southern belle " and try urs as soon as it gets colder in November. It is 25 degrees centig. here.
Have great wkend too.
Mar ------------- Volamos a Mediterraneo, un paraiso que conquista su gente u su cocina. |
Posted By: gonefishin
Date Posted: 04 October 2012 at 15:59
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Thanks for the kind words Hoser. It's really just a standard type recipe for red beans and rice. But one of the wonderful things about (southern) home cooking is that you can take the same ingredients and combine them in the order, but altering the way each part is executed...which lends to varying flavors in the final dish. Margi, I checked out that Spanish dish and it sounds wonderful. It's nice to see some similar recipes from the motherlands. Thanks Dan ------------- Enjoy The Food! |
Posted By: gonefishin
Date Posted: 29 October 2013 at 11:21
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Back in another thread, on http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/making-pork-rinds-or-cracklin_topic3866_page1.html - how to make pork rinds , Rod had suggested using the left over water for some black eyed peas. This was a marvelous idea and I was going between the black eyed peas and red beans and rice. Well, we've got some red beans in the cabinet...so Red Beans & Rice it is! I'll be soaking them overnight for tomorrow. We're actually clearing out a bunch of stuff in the freezer, to make room for part of a pig...so I've been cooking with a few strange combinations lately. But that's what it is all about...use on hand! ------------- Enjoy The Food! |
Posted By: Rod Franklin
Date Posted: 29 October 2013 at 14:27
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Beans and rice is a fine thing no matter what kind of beans you choose to use. I look forward to seeing your efforts. ------------- Hungry |
Posted By: MarkR
Date Posted: 29 October 2013 at 15:03
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Sounds pretty good!!!
------------- Mark R |