The weather is cold and rainy and I am in full on comfort food mode. Red Beans and Rice is one of my all time favorite ways to warm up after a long day. This version is a little spicy, but not too spicy and has some nice veggies, but not too many veggies, some meat, but not too much meat. In other words, it’s just right. I love it and I’ll bet you will too!
PrintRed Beans and Rice
Ingredients
- 1 lb dried small red beans
- 1 lb Andouille sausage – if you can’t find it, any spicy sausage in casings will do
- 4 large ham hocks
- 2 C celery, chopped
- 2 C onion, chopped
- 2 large Anaheim peppers, seeds removed and chopped
- 2 t oregano
- 2 t dried thyme
- 2 t garlic powder
- 1 T red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper from the mill to taste
- couple of good dashes of Tabasco
- 4 C of cooked rice
Instructions
- Rinse the beans thoroughly and pick out any that are broken
- Soak overnight and cook according to package directions if you live in a normal place
- Cook in the pressure cooker if you live at a high altitude
- Simmer the ham hocks in enough water to cover at low heat for an hour or so
- Add the rest of the ingredients (except the rice & beans) to the pot and simmer for another hour, stirring occasionally
- Add the beans and simmer another hour
- Remove the ham hocks and cut any meat remaining off, chop coarsely
- Slice the sausage and add to the pot with the meat from the hocks
- Simmer another hour or so
It seems like a lot of work, but it really isn’t too bad. It needs a lot of time sitting on the stove, simmering away and filling your house with the most amazing smells! I love the way my house smells when I’m cooking this and leftovers are so good the next day. This is one of those recipes that is totally worth the effort. Keep an eye on the water level in the pan and add a little more if necessary to keep it simmering.
Serve on white rice
I had mine with a glass of Cline Zinfandel (my go to wine when I’m not sure what to serve) and a hunk of French bread…
Sounds tasty and I’m sure the zinfandel went well with it.
YUMMY!!! I was wondering what to have for dinner this evening. Now I know. Thanks.
I would just like to say Brownie promise I WILL be making this dish it looks amazing. Just have to sub Celery as daughter cant stand taste smell or texture
ThAT looks delicious. I only use red beans in my chili but I will try this once.
A very interesting and excellent recipe. Yes, I do.
Looks delicious
We make this often. Well not your recipe but our own version. Love it!~Ames
Sounds like a real ‘comfort food’ to me ~ and delish! ~ Great choice for R ^_^
I had my first Red Beans and Rice down
in Miami.. it’s a dish from Cuba and it’s
wonderful! I’ll be making yours for
sure.. thanks for sharing!
Sandy
RB&R – one of my favorites
Yum! You sure know how to make a gal hungry! I Love red beans and rice so this is a new recipe I am going to try. Thank you and I hope all is going well with the house! Hugs Anne
Yum!!
Oh that looks wonderful! And it’s good luck too. Nice is too tame a word for this bowl of goodness!
I love red bean and rice!!!
Sometimes, your recipes make me wish I weren’t a vegetarian. This looks yummy!
It will be the best, Ms. R.M!!!! Probably even better than may Louisiana spouse, Mrs. Jim, can make.
Save some and we will come up for a taste and a visit. 🙂
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🙂 p.s. I like your new blog look.
Nice and wide with pretty colors and easy navigation plus your very interesting content makes blog reading a pleasure here.
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do you do food photography for a living? because if you don’t, you should. delicious.
My mouth is tingling just looking at all those peppers. Yum!!
BTW: I tried this recipe last evening for dinner and it was DELICIOUS!! I have some leftovers, so I’m going to finish this up. YUMMO!
Pam!
You made my day! Someone tried one of my recipes and liked it! I feel like a real food blogger. Between that and Sue’s comment, I’m really liable to get a big head….
xxoo,
RMW
ooh that looks so good. Red beans (kidney beans?) are not usually my favorite kind of bean but they look so good here I am willing to give them a try.
Nothing like reading THIS post to make my leftovers dinner look really sorry….
🙂 Yum you have some wonderful food photography and recipe here
You are so good at food posts that you make my mouth water. My son makes some pretty good red beans and rice, and this sounds similar.
Looks scrumptious.
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Mmm, Mm! Looks delicious! Great photo of the red beans in the strainer and the sliced sausage! {:-D
Sorry, but I have always thought of you as a “food and wine blogger.” And I love your food and wine.
Phyllis,
You are so sweet! Do you know that you made the second comment on this blog? No kidding. I’ll never forget it, it was absolutely the most thrilling thing to happen to me in years!
Thanks for your loyalty. You have no idea what it means to me.
xxoo,
RMW
Yum!! Looks delicious! 🙂
Yummy! Looks really delicious:) and photography are awesome, too!
What a beautiful comforting dish RMW!! 😀
Looks perfect ! Love the sausages.
This looks like a perfect meal for today…we’ve got a foot of new snow on the ground. And all those gorgeous photos of chopped vegetables, I’m officially hungry.
Wonderful step by step…I can smell it through my screen♫♪ A good blog to share♥
I can just imagine how wonderful that must smell. I can also imagine sopping up the plate with that baguette!
I have almost all these ingredients on hand!
This is what’s on the menu for tonight!
With lots of leftovers.
Yum!
looks really delicious, but I think my Chinese Husband prefers plain white rice.
I love Andouille sausage – this dish looks really delicious and flavorful!
That looks so tasty! Not sure if I’ll be able to find the same sausage but sure I can find a good alternative. Can’t wait to try!