Recipe: Perfect Red Beans and Rice

Red Beans and Rice.

You can have Red Beans and Rice using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Red Beans and Rice

1. It's 1 ounce of butter.
2. You need 4 cloves of garlic -- chopped.
3. Prepare 2 links of Andouille Sausage, diced (optional).
4. You need 1 cup of rice.
5. You need 2 cups of chicken stock (You may need a little extra for the rice).
6. You need 1 tablespoon of crystal hot sauce.
7. It's 1 teaspoon of paprika.
8. It's 1/4 of of yellow bell pepper -- diced small.
9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
10. It's 1 teaspoon of cajun seasoning.
11. You need 14.5 ounce of can,red beans,drained.
12. It's 3 of each scallions add at the end -- cut bias /on an angle.

Red Beans and Rice instructions

1. Melt the butter in a sauce pan over a medium heat, add the garlic and red bell peppers saute for 2 minutes (If you are using the sausage add with the garlic and peppers).
2. Add the rice stir for 30 seconds add then add the remaining ingredients (add scallions at the end).
3. Simmer lightly with a lid until the rice is tender and done about 20-30 minutes..
4. Add more stock if needed...Do not burn:).
5. Mix in the scallions to finish..