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fully loaded red beans & rice

Recipe by
Jen Hurta
Port Lavaca, TX

Really enjoy red beans and rice as a staple meal. Be sure to keep the water line above the beans!

yield 8 or more
prep time 20 Min
cook time 5 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For fully loaded red beans & rice

  • 2
    bellpeppers
  • 3 to 4 rib
    celery
  • 1
    onion
  • 2 to 3 Tbsp
    minced garlic
  • 3
    bay leafs
  • 1 box
    chicken broth
  • 1 bag
    red kidney beans light or dark
  • 1
    water add as needed
  • 1 pkg
    salt pork
  • 1 bag
    chopped ham
  • 1 Tbsp
    cajun seasoning
  • 2 tsp
    parsley
  • 1 to two s dash
    pepper
  • 1 bag
    5 minute white rice

How To Make fully loaded red beans & rice

  • 1
    Get a large pot. Pour entire box of chicken broth in. Set on stove on medium low.
  • 2
    Place beans in bowl of water and set aside.
  • 3
    Wash and dice or chop all vegetables. Add garlic, celery, onion, bell pepper to pot.
  • 4
    Sift through beans. Pull out the bad looking ones. Watch out for small debris. Add cleaned beans to pot. Discard bean water.
  • 5
    Cut salt pork into cubes. Use as much or as little as you want. I usually get 1 to 2 pounds of it. Add to pot.
  • 6
    Add ham to pot. I get the fully cooked version.
  • 7
    Add spices to pot. Add bay leaves. Stir.
  • 8
    Keep heat at medium until gently boiling. You will need to stir the pot several times.
  • 9
    VERY IMPORTANT: Add water as needed and you will need to add it off and on. I add somewhere between 6 and 7 cups as I cook it.
  • 10
    After a few hours of gently boiling, check beans for plumping. If they look plump, reduce heat and cover for 2 hours.
  • 11
    Beans will be fully cooked when they can be mashed and are no longer hard. Broth will be thickened.
  • 12
    For rice: I like to add mine in the pot at the end to suck up all the broth. I throw in a bag and let it cook for however long the package says. Five minute rice is quick and easy. If you wish to have rice as a side and not in the beans, make as directed in another pot or bowl.
  • 13
    Serve when done!
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