red beans and rice

Name: Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 4 h
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 bag(s) small red kidney beans, picked and soaked overnight; 6 cup(s) water; 4 - celery stalks, diced; 1 - bell pepper, chopped; 2 - onions, diced; 2 pound(s) smoked sausage; 2 tablespoon(s) creole seasoning; 1/2 pound(s) bacon, cut up; 2 - bay leaves

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Patty Sandifer Baskin

Walterboro, SC

Updated on Sep 11, 2014

This is so good. Full of flavor!!

Rate

prep time 25 Min

cook time 4 Hr

method Stove Top

yield

Ingredients

1 bag small red kidney beans, picked and soaked overnight
6 cups water
4 - celery stalks, diced
1 - bell pepper, chopped
2 - onions, diced
2 pounds smoked sausage
2 tablespoons creole seasoning
1/2 pound bacon, cut up
2 - bay leaves

How To Make red beans and rice

Step 1

Add cut up bacon to dutch oven. I choose to add my onions, celery and bell pepper at this time and cook them all together so they all get a wonderful carmelization.. Slice smoked sausage in half then slice it into bite sized pieces and add to veggies and bacon. When all is carmelized. Add about 6 cups of water and the drained and rinsed soaked beans, and the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and cover and simmer. This will actually be done in about 45 minutes but I like to cook mine for 3-5 hours, the flavors marry and it is wonderful. Serve over rice.
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