Red Beans And Rice Recipe
Simply yummy!!!! These two words come to the mind instantly when you taste this Red Beans And Rice. Beans is the primary ingredient in Red Beans And Rice. I prefer to make Red Beans And Rice as a Main Dish for all my family get-togethers. I hope that this Red Beans And Rice recipe is suited to your tastes and wish you luck in preparing it.
Ingredients
1 pound dry red beans or dry red kidney beans
6 cups cold water
6 cups hot water
1 pound meaty ham bone or smoked pork hocks
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite size pieces
Hot cooked rice
Sliced green onion
Directions
Rinse the beans.
In a large Dutch oven cover beans with the 6 cups cold water.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
Simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Cover; let stand for 1 hour. (Or, soak beans in water overnight in covered pan.) Drain and rinse the beans.
In the same Dutch oven combine the rinsed beans, 6 cups hot water, the ham bone, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and red pepper.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer about 2 1/2 hours or till the beans are tender, adding more water, if necessary, and stirring occasionally.
Remove ham bone or hocks.
When ham bone is cool enough to handle, cut meat from bone; discard bone.
Chop meat; return to pan.
Stir in sausage.
Cook gently, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes more or till a thick gravy forms, stirring the mixture occasionally.
In a large Dutch oven cover beans with the 6 cups cold water.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
Simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Cover; let stand for 1 hour. (Or, soak beans in water overnight in covered pan.) Drain and rinse the beans.
In the same Dutch oven combine the rinsed beans, 6 cups hot water, the ham bone, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and red pepper.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer about 2 1/2 hours or till the beans are tender, adding more water, if necessary, and stirring occasionally.
Remove ham bone or hocks.
When ham bone is cool enough to handle, cut meat from bone; discard bone.
Chop meat; return to pan.
Stir in sausage.
Cook gently, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes more or till a thick gravy forms, stirring the mixture occasionally.
