Red Beans and Rice

Name: Red Beans and Rice
Yield: Yields 8 to 10 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 pounds (900 g) andouille or any hot smoked sausage, sliced ⅜ inch (1 cm) thick; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 smoked ham hock; 2 tablespoons (30 g) bacon fat or lard; 4 tablespoons (60 g) bacon fat or lard; 1 14-ounce (400 g) can tomatoes; 5 to 7 cups (1185 to 1655 ml) cold water; ¾ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes; 1 cup (235 ml) chopped green bell pepper; 1 cup (235 ml) chopped celery; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 pound (450 g) dried red kidney beans; 2 quarts (2 L) cold water for soaking the beans; 1 cup (235 ml) chopped onion; 4 ounces (115 g) boiled ham cut into ½ inch (1 cm) cubes; 4 tablespoons (60 g) butter; Salt; 4½ cups (1 L) water; 1½ teaspoons salt; 2½ cups (590 ml) raw long grain rice; ¼ cup (60 ml) fresh, chopped parsley; Tabasco sauce; Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Yields
8 to 10
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

By Bill Neal

Published 1985

About

New Orleans natives hold red beans and rice closer to their hearts than any other of their many fabled dishes—so much so that Louis Armstrong made his autograph “Red beans and ricely yours.” After Mardi Gras, the andouille—a local smoked pork sausage—and ham are omitted for the duration of Lent. Red beans are, if anything, even more popular then.

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Americas
United States
Main course
New Orleans
Lent

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