Dutch Brown Beans And Rice Food

BROWN RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in saucepan over medium heat. Cook the rice according to the directions on the package. Cut the sausage into 2-inch cubes, add it to the saucepan and cook until well browned. Add the beans and their juices and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes. The beans should not need salt, as the sausage is salty. Season to taste with pepper. To serve, spoon the hot rice into a serving bowl and pour the sausage and bean mixture over the rice.

RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Place the vegetable oil in a 7-quart Dutch oven and set over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, salt and pepper to the pot. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onions and celery are semi-translucent and the bell peppers are tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the pickled pork, bay leaves, thyme, hot sauce, cayenne pepper, water and beans to the pot and increase the heat to high. Cook, stirring frequently until the mixture comes to a boil, approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Decrease the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Uncover, increase the heat slightly to maintain a steady simmer and continue to cook for another 30 to 40 minutes or until the beans are tender and the sauce is thickened to your liking. If you prefer an even creamier texture, mash some of the beans with a potato masher.
• Prepare rice during the last 30 minutes of cooking the beans. Place the water into an electric kettle and bring to a boil. While the water is coming to a boil place the butter into a 3-quart saucepan, set over medium heat. Once the butter begins to bubble, add the rice and stir to combine. Add the salt and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Carefully pour the water over the rice and stir to combine. Decrease the heat to the lowest setting, cover, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve the beans over the rice.
• Combine all of the ingredients except the ice and the pork in a 2-quart non-reactive saucepan, set over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and maintain a simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the ice and stir. Place the pork into a 1-gallon zip top bag and add the cooled pickling liquid. Remove as much air as possible; seal the bag and place in the refrigerator for at least 3 days, turning the bag occasionally. Use within 2 weeks or remove from the pork from the brine and freeze.

DUTCH BROWN BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• 1. Sauté the salt pork in a skillet until soft and transparent. Add the onion, bell pepper and garlic to the skillet, and stir well. Add the tomato and cook about 3 minutes or until the tomato is soft. Add the beans, water, tomato sauce, ginger, pepper, beef bouillon and bay leaf. Bring to a brisk boil. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 20 minutes. The pork tends to be salty, but you can add salt at this point, if preferred.
• 2. While the pork/bean mixture simmers, prepare the rice according to package directions.
• 3. After the pork/bean mixture simmers for 20 minutes, remove the bay leaf. Then stir in the sugar and celery leaves, and simmer for 5 more minutes.
• 4. Divide the rice among 4 large bowls or serving plates with high sides. Spoon the pork and bean mixture on top of the cooked rice, and serve immediately.

RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add ground sausage in clumps and brown. Remove sausage from pan.
• Add sliced andouille sausage to heated pan. Brown and remove. Drain oil from pan, reserving 2 Tbs.
• Return oil to dutch oven. Add onions. Saute' over med-lo heat until onions are soft, but don't burn. Add garlic and stir until fragrant.
• Add chicken broth to dutch oven, stirring to loosen brown bits. Add cream of mushroom soup, Rotel tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and parsley, stirring to mix well.
• Stir sausage, andouille and beans into tomato mixture in dutch oven. Cover and cook over low heat until beans are tender, about 2 hours. Add salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste. Serve over white rice.

BROWN BEANS

Steps:

• Pick over the beans, rinse them, and place them in a large bowl with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and enough water to cover by 3 or 4 inches. Allow the beans to soak overnight.
• The next day, drain and rinse the beans, and place them in a large pot. Stir in the chicken broth, ham hock, black pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Simmer the beans over low heat for 4 hours, adding water occasionally if needed to keep the soupy consistency. Remove the ham hock before serving.

DUTCH BROWN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put the beans in a pan with the water and bay leaf, bring to the boil.
• Boil rapidly for 10 minutes, then simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until the beans are tender.
• Then add the leeks, carrot, potato, Worcestershire and salt and pepper, simmer for another 30 minutes.
• Taste the soup or you want to add a stock cube.
• You can puree the soup at this point, but it is nicest when you just mash the beans and potatoes a bit so it thickens.
• Add the celery leaves 5 minutes before serving.
• Other additions/fillings for the soup: left-over cooked beef or pork, tiny meatballs, slices of smoked sausage, hot sauce, ketchup.
• Fried onions and bacon for serving.