Weeknight Red Beans And Rice Food

SUNNY'S EASY RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Add the olive oil and sausage to a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sausage releases some fat and begins to curl a bit on the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the bell pepper, celery, onion, a pinch of salt and plenty of hefty grinds of black pepper (more than usual!). Cook, stirring, until the veggies are tender and the celery and onion are translucent and beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the beans and their liquid, garlic and ham hock.
• Add 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer, then cover and cook until the beans are very tender, about 30 minutes. Serve over white rice with a shake of hot sauce.

AUTHENTIC LOUISIANA RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Rinse beans, and transfer to a large pot with 6 cups water. Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice.

HEALTHY RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Put red beans in a large pot with enough water to cover by several inches. Soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain and rinse beans. Pour hot water into the pot. Add beans, sausage, onions, bell pepper, celery, cayenne pepper, salt, and bay leaf to the pot; stir. Place pot over medium heat, put a cover on the pot, and cook, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking at a simmer until the beans are tender, about 30 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.

EASY RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a large skillet over low heat, cook sausage for 5 minutes. Stir in onion, green pepper and garlic; saute until tender. Pour in beans and tomatoes with juice. Season with oregano, salt and pepper. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Serve over rice.

RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Boil 1 cup water, 2 cups brown rice, and 1/2 tsp salt in a dutch oven or medium sized pot for 5 minutes. Reduce heat and let simmer until rice is finished cooking. Stir occasionally to fluff rice. Drain off any excess water.
• In a large dutch oven over medium heat or pressure cooker, add 1 tbsp olive oil and cook the sausage until brown, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the sausage from the pot, leaving the oil.
• Add the large chopped onion, 1/2 cup Cajun seasoning, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Saute for about 2 minutes or until onions are translucent.
• Add the 1 tbsp minced garlic, 1 large stalk of celery, and large bell pepper and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add the sausage and stir well.
• Add 2 cups of water, 1 tbsp basil, 1 tsp parsley, 1 tsp thyme
• Rinse and drain the canned kidney beans. Add them to the pot and stir it all together.
• If using the pressure cooker, seal it and cook on high for 35 minutes. When finished, release the steam slowly- it should take about 15 more minutes. If using a dutch oven, bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 35 minutes. It's ready when you can easily mash the beans.
• When the beans are tender mash some of them with a wooden spoon to add creaminess.
• Serve Beans over 1/2 cup rice and season with hot sauce if desired. Top with fresh parsley and chopped scallions.

WEEKNIGHT RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil or butter in medium non-stick pan (that has a lid).
• Add rice and stir in the hot oil until most of the kernels are opaque.
• Add water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
• (If using brown rice, increase water and cooking time slightly) Meanwhile dice vegetables.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil or butter in a large non-stick pan or Dutch oven.
• Add the diced onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic.
• Saute until tender.
• Add the sliced turkey smoked sausage and saute until heated through and slightly browned.
• Add pepper, seasoning and bay leaf.
• Continue to stir and saute for about three minutes.
• Add diced tomatoes and canned beans (do not drain).
• Add salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste.
• Simmer about 15 minutes, then remove bay leaf.
• Place about 3/4 cup rice in the bottom of a soup bowl.
• Cover with red bean mixture.
• Serve with French bread and pass more hot sauce.

RICE COOKER RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a rice cooker, combine rice, water, spices, bell pepper and onion. Start cooker.
• After 10 minutes, stir in ham. (If you have a bit of ham bone, throw that in too). Allow cooker to finish its cycle.
• Stir in kidney beans and close lid. Leave on warm 5-10 minutes until beans are heated through before serving.

RED BEANS AND RICE - WEEKNIGHT RECIPE

Steps:

• PREP STEP:.
• Just think, small piles of stuff, don't worry about being perfect, ultimately this all ends up in one pot and imperfect is still delicious and beautiful too!
• Pile one: Dice the bacon.
• Pile two: Finely chop the parsley.
• Pile three: Slice smoked sausage.
• Pile four: Rough chop onion.
• Pile five: Smash garlic.
• Colander 1: Drain and rinse canned beans.
• You are now ready to cook:.
• In a dutch oven or deep skillet with a lid, toss in the bacon. Fry until crispy. (I use home grown bacon, so there is not a lot of fat. If you have more fat than needed to sauté your onion, you can remove the extra and toss it (or give it to the dog).)
• If you haven't started your rice yet, start it now. This timing will typically ensure everything is done at the same time.
• Sauté onion and garlic with cooked bacon. When onions are translucent, toss in the fresh parsley. It wilts quickly, so be ready to toss everything else in at this step.
• Add sausage, Worcestershire sauce, beans, chicken stock. Put lid on pan and simmer (not boil) at least 15 minutes or until the rice is done.
• Serve over plain white rice.

CARIBBEAN RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepot, over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and onion and cook until soft, then add the jalapeno pepper.
• Add the rice and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the beans, coconut milk and chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, and add the thyme and salt and pepper.
• Cook until the broth and coconut milk are reduced, about 25 minutes.