Buster Holmes’ World Famous Red Beans and Rice

Name: Buster Holmes’ World Famous Red Beans and Rice
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cooked rice, for serving; ¼ cup margarine; Salt and pepper to taste; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lb. smoked ham hock; ½ green bell pepper, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 1 lb. red beans

Preparation info

Yields
8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Louisiana Eats!

By Poppy Tooker

Published 2013

About

Here is the recipe that is purported to be Buster’s original.

Ingredients

1 lb. red beans
1 onion, chopped
½ green bell pepper, chopped

Americas
United States
Gluten-free
Louisiana

Method

Pick through the beans to remove any rocks. Wash beans and cover with water.

Add onion, bell pepper, ham hock, and garlic. Cook over a low flame until tender, about 2 hours. Add salt, pepper, and margarine, then cook for 5 minutes more. Serve over rice with Louisiana hot sauce and buttered French bread.