Easiest Way to Prepare Ultimate Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style)

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, red beans & rice (louisiana style). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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

The ingredients needed to make Red Beans & Rice (Louisiana Style):

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