red beans and rice
(3 ratings)
my husband is a beans and rice lover, but like I've said before he is Cuban!!
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(3 ratings)
Ingredients For red beans and rice
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1 lbdried red beans
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1 1/2 lbsmoked sausage cut into chunks, i fry mine in a little bit of bacon grease
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1ham hock or ham bone
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1 clovefresh garlic,chopped
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1 conion chopped
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1 tspdried thyme
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1 tspfreshly ground pepper
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1/2 tspsage
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1/8 tspcayenne pepper
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salt to taste
How To Make red beans and rice
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1Soak beans overnight in cold water. Drain and put the beans in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add fresh water to cover, along with the sausage and ham, onion, garlic, thyme, pepper, sage, and cayenne. Bring to boil over medium high heat.
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2Reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer until beans are tender, adding more water if necessary to keep them from drying out. This will take 2 to 3 hours. Add salt to taste.
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3Discard ham bones. Remove about 1/4 cup of beans from mixture and mash; return to Dutch oven and stir. Simmer 15 more minutes.
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4FOR RICE FOR SIX: 3 CUPS WHITE RICE SALT TO TASTE PUT RICE IN POT COVER WITH WATER JUST UNTIL WATER IS ABOUT A 1/2 INCH HIGHER THEN RICE. BRING TO BOIL STIR. BUT IT ON SIMMER WITH LID AND DON'T TOUCH OR LIFT LID FOR 20 MINUTES.
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