Monday Red Beans and Rice. Red Beans and Rice is a popular dish in New Orleans, traditionally prepared and served on Monday nights. You can also use canned beans to save time, but if you do, cut back on the added salt. Red beans and Rice is Louisiana comfort food and a treasured Monday tradition.
We are featuring an authentic recipe shared by my daughter's co-worker, Mary Morgan, who.
Red Beans and Rice - So thick, so creamy and so flavorful!
The beans are cooked just right - perfectly tender, served with rice and smoky andouille But until then, I'll be making the creamiest red beans and rice on the daily.
You can cook Monday Red Beans and Rice using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Monday Red Beans and Rice
- Prepare 1 lb of Andouille sausage.
- You need 1 lb of ham chunks.
- You need 4 cans of light red kidney beans.
- It's 1 cup of chopped onions.
- It's 1 cup of chopped celery.
- It's of vegetable broth.
- You need 1 (12 oz) of can beer.
- Prepare to taste of Zatarain's gumbo file.
- You need to taste of Tony Chachere's seasoning.
- Prepare to taste of Tabasco sauce.
- You need of cooked rice for service.
I've done a ton of research and development for this, eating so much red beans. My mother cookd red beans & rice every Monday, always two bay leaves (left in the pot) whoever got a leaf was lucky. Usually there would be sausage in it I have been looking for a real red beans and rice recipe ever since I visited New Orleans a couple months ago. This is the closest I have found to.
Monday Red Beans and Rice instructions
- Sweat meat, onions, celery in a Dutch oven with seasonings, deglaze with vegatable broth..
- Add the 4 cans of beans, including the liquid and scraping the bean liquor from the bottom of each can and add to pot. Stir until ingredients are incorporated..
- Add the beer, and stir gently. Cook until reduced by half, should take about 1 hour to 90 minutes on medium heat. Stir often to prevent sticking..
- Allow to cool at least 15 minutes, serve over rice, season to taste, enjoy..
Making red beans and rice from scratch is easy; all it takes is beans, vegetables, some cured pork and sausage, and patience. [Photographs and video: J. New Orleans-style red beans and rice is mind-bendingly delicious. Smoky, spicy, hearty, and supremely comforting. Based on the bean and rice dishes of the Caribbean, red beans and rice formed the perfect Monday supper. Red Beans and Rice is a mouthwatering combination of onions, peppers, celery, Sausage, red beans, rice and a perfect blend of spices.
