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This Cajun main features Dried red beans. The flavors come together beautifully. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Red Beans & Rice–New Orleans Style
Description
This Cajun main features Dried red beans. The flavors come together beautifully. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Water 1 c Dry red wine (opt) 3 Large onions, chopped 1 tb Garlic chopped 1/2 c Finely chopped parsley 1/2 c Chopped green onions 1/4 c Bacon drippings 1 Ham bone and scraps (hocks) 10 c Ham stock or water Salt to taste Tabasco sauce to taste
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Prepare the beans the night before.
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Clean and pick through beans to remove foreign objects.
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Rinse several times in water to make sure beans are absolutely clean.
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In a lge.
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mixing bowl,
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combine the beans, with enough water to
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cover by 1 inch, and the wine, onions, garlic, parsley and green onions.
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Soak overnight, covered.
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Next morning, saute the hambone and scraps in the bacon drippings, in an 8 qt.
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pot.
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Pour the beans, with soaking water and all the seasonings, into the pot, then
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add enough stock to
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cover the beans by 2 inches; bring to a
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boil , then
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reduce the
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heat .
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Cover and simmer for 2 hrs., stirring occasionally so the beans won't stick and burn.
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Season with salt and hot sauce when the beans are tender.
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To make beans thicker, remove about a cup full, mash, and return to the pot.
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Stir in.
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Serve over hot cooked rice
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 35.2kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 0.2g1%
- Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 6.8mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 7.9g3%
- Dietary Fiber 3.1g13%
- Sugars 3.7g
- Protein 2.0g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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