Cajun Red Beans And Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Rinse beans, and transfer to a large pot with 6 cups water. Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice.

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, heat the oil. Add the bacon and saute for 2 minutes. Add the onions, bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, sausage and ham hock and saute for 2 more minutes.
• Add the beans and saute for 2 more minutes. Stir in the Cajun-style seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add the salt, cover the pot and simmer for an additional 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow the pot to sit, covered, for about 20 minutes. Discard the ham hock.
• Ladle soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with 1/4 cup rice and 1 tablespoon green onion.

Steps:

• Place kidney beans in large pot. Add enough water to pot to cover beans by 2 inches. Bring to boil. Remove pot from heat. Cover and let beans stand 1 hour to soften. Drain. Return beans to same pot. Add 7 cups water and chicken broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour. Drain beans, reserving 2 cups of cooking liquid.
• Heat vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 cups onions and saute' until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add sausage, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Reduce heat to medium and saute' until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in beans, reserved 2 cups cooking liquid, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, paprika, and cayenne. Reduce heat to low; simmer until liquid thickens slightly, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine remaining 2 3/4 cups water, rice, butter, bay leaf, thyme, and remaining 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a large saucepan. Bring to simmer over high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand covered 10 minutes.
• Spoon kidney beans into bowls. Top with rice and serve.

Steps:

• Cajun seasoning mixture ingredients. Just mix all ingredients together well. Set aside. May be stored in a ziplock or airtight container for several weeks.
• In a large pot, add 1 tbsp of oil. Add ham and bacon dices and sauté until they are browned. Remove from pot and set aside.
• In pot, add remaining oil and add onion, green pepper, garlic, celery and stir well. Sauté mixture until veggies are limp and cooked. About 8 minutes.
• Add kidney beans, bay leaves, thyme, sage, parsley and Cajun spices. Mix well together.
• Add chicken broth and bring mixture to a boil. Lower heat, cover pot and simmer low for 30 minutes.
• Add rice, ham/bacon and bring mixture to boil. Lower heat to low, cover and simmer 20minutes. Remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes. ***Read directions on rice brand package and follow the cooking time on the package. Rice cooking times vary per brand, so it is best to follow the cooking time directions on the package you are using in this recipe. The Uncle Bens Rice I use states a simmer of 20 minutes as I state in this recipe.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Brown the sausage and onion. Drain. Put back over medium heat and add the peppers, garlic,beans, tomato, cajun seasoning, oregano, thyme and water.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring as needed. Add the wine and hot sauce and cook 1 minute more. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.

Steps:

• Translation:.
• Wash dried beans.
• Remove any foreign matter, such as stems, etc.
• Place in a large 4 to 6 quarts (4 to 6-liter) saucepan or Dutch oven. Add 4 to 5 quarts (4 to 5 liters) water, ham, onion, garlic and seasonings. Simmer slowly for about 3 hours until beans are soft and gravy is thick.
• To Serve: Cook up some rice. Warm red bean soup in oven, on the stove top or in the microwave until nice and warm. Serve over cooked rice, with Tabasco sauce if you like it hot.

Steps:

• Place the pinto beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Soak beans 15 minutes; drain and rinse.
• Heat bacon grease in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir salt pork in hot grease for 1 minute. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, black pepper, and chipotle powder to salt pork; cook and stir until the vegetables are soft, about 4 minutes.
• Stir smoked sausage, bay leaves, parsley, and thyme into salt pork mixture; cook and stir until sausage is browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
• Stir beans into sausage mixture and add enough water to cover the beans. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and transfer beans mixture to a slow cooker.
• Cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce to Low and cook until beans are tender, adding water as necessary, about 6 hours more.
• Mash about 1/4 the beans against the side of the slow cooker crock with the back of a heavy spoon. Continue cooking on Low until beans are tender and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove bay leaves.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add in onions, garlic green bell pepper and crushed chili flakes; saute until veggies are soft (about 8 minutes).
• Sprinkle with chili powder and paprika, cook about 1 minute.
• Add in tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes and hot sauce (if using) season with salt and add in sugar to taste if needed.
• Add in beans, cooked ground beef and bacon if using; mix to combine and simmer for about 1 hour.
• Serve mixed or over rice topped with a dollup of sour cream if desired.