Lafayette's Spicy Baked Red Beans Recipe
Ingredients
| Small red beans - 1 pound | ||
| Onion - 1 medium, peeled and stuck with 4 whole cloves | ||
| Carrot | 1 | |
| Thyme sprig | 4 | |
| Bay leaves | 2 | |
| Flat-leaf parsley - 1/4 cup, minced | ||
| Dried red chiles - 2 tiny | ||
| Lean salt pork - 1/4 pound, cut into 1/4-inch dice | ||
| Unsalted butter - 4 to 6 tablespoons | ||
| Shallots | 2 | |
| Scallion greens - 1/2 cup, finely chopped | ||
| Garlic | 3 Clove (5gm) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) In a large flameproof casserole, place the beans and cover with at least 2 inches of water.
2) Place over moderate heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and set aside for 1 hour.
3) Drain the beans after an hour and rinse under cold running water.
4) Preheat the oven to 400°.
MAKING
5) In the casserole, place the beans.
6) Add onion stuck with cloves, carrot, thyme, bay leaves, 3 tablespoons of the parsley and the chiles.
7) Cover with fresh cold water up to 2 inches.
8) Place over high heat and bring to a boil.
9) Simmer, by reducing the heat to moderate for 1 hour, until the beans are just tender.
10) Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan of boiling water, blanch the diced salt pork for 4 minutes.
11) Drain the pork and dry on paper towels.
12) In a medium skillet, add butter and melt over moderately high heat.
13) Add the shallots, scallion greens and salt pork and cook for 5 minutes, until the salt pork browns.
14) Drain the beans and collect 2 cups of liquid.
15) Combine the salt pork mixture with beans along with the garlic and remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.
16) Pour in the reserved cooking liquid and place inside oven t bake, covered, for 40 minutes, or until the beans are tender.
SERVING
17) Remove the sprigs of thyme, bay leaves and chiles before transferring on a serving bowl, to serve.
1) In a large flameproof casserole, place the beans and cover with at least 2 inches of water.
2) Place over moderate heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and set aside for 1 hour.
3) Drain the beans after an hour and rinse under cold running water.
4) Preheat the oven to 400°.
MAKING
5) In the casserole, place the beans.
6) Add onion stuck with cloves, carrot, thyme, bay leaves, 3 tablespoons of the parsley and the chiles.
7) Cover with fresh cold water up to 2 inches.
8) Place over high heat and bring to a boil.
9) Simmer, by reducing the heat to moderate for 1 hour, until the beans are just tender.
10) Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan of boiling water, blanch the diced salt pork for 4 minutes.
11) Drain the pork and dry on paper towels.
12) In a medium skillet, add butter and melt over moderately high heat.
13) Add the shallots, scallion greens and salt pork and cook for 5 minutes, until the salt pork browns.
14) Drain the beans and collect 2 cups of liquid.
15) Combine the salt pork mixture with beans along with the garlic and remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.
16) Pour in the reserved cooking liquid and place inside oven t bake, covered, for 40 minutes, or until the beans are tender.
SERVING
17) Remove the sprigs of thyme, bay leaves and chiles before transferring on a serving bowl, to serve.
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