Creole Style Crock Pot Black Beans And Sausage Food

CREOLE BLACK BEANS 'N' SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown sausage over medium heat; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients except rice. Cook, covered, on low until vegetables are tender, 6-8 hours. Discard bay leaves. Serve with rice.

BASIC CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in celery, onion, green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes with their juice, water, chicken bouillon cubes, and bay leaves into the vegetable mixture.
• Stir in red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, saffron, oregano, basil, thyme, orange zest, clam juice, and white wine.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the flavors have blended, at least 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Allow the sauce to cool completely.
• To store, pour into pint glass canning jars, cover with lids and rings, and place into freezer. Sauce can be frozen up to 3 months before using.

CROCK POT BLACK BEANS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Soak the black beans overnight in a generous amount of water.
• Preheat the crock pot on high while prepping.
• Drain beans, rinse, and place in a large pan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes, then drain and put them in crock pot.
• Heat oil in a large skillet and saute the onion, garlic, celery with the chiles, cumin, and mustard powder for 3 minutes Add the bell pepper, stir, and put contents of skillet in the crock pot. Stir.
• Add sausages to skillet, and cook until browned, (but don't overcook) then empty into crock pot.
• Blend tomatoes, maple syrup, and broth. Cover and cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste, garnish with the chopped thyme.

SLOW COOKER CREOLE BLACK BEANS AND RICE WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Drain fat and transfer to crockpot. Combine remaining ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or on high 4 hours. Remove bay leaves. Serve over cooked rice.

CREOLE BLACK-EYES AND RICE FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Sort and wash peas. Place in a large pan, cover with warm water and allow to soak overnight. Drain the peas and place in large 4 quart crock pot.
• Add ham or ham bone to peas along with 3 cups of water. Stir in rest of ingredients except the cooked rice and green onion fans. Turn crock pot to low and allow to cook for 6 to 8 hours. Stir after 5 to 6 hours and check to see if additional water may be needed. If peas are to thick, add warm water to crock pot until desired consistency.
• Serve over cooked rice and garnished with green onion fans.

BBQ BEANS AND SAUSAGE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Mix all ingredients except sausage in crock pot.
• Place sausage on top of mixture.
• Cover and cook on low heat 5 to 6 hours.

CROCK-POT BEANS & SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place all in crockpot and mix to combine.
• Cook on low 8 hours or on high 4-5 hours, till hot and flavors meld.
• Serve with corn bread and hot sauce.
• Note: Beans are added without draining. Omit broth or some of the liquid from beans to make thicker and less soup-like.

CREOLE BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Brown sausage in a skillet over med.
• heat. Drain fat and transfer to crockpot. Combine remaining ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low 8 hrs.
• or on high 4 hrs.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Serve over cooked rice.