Recipe: Delicious Red Beans and Rice

Red Beans and Rice. Red beans and rice is an emblematic dish of Louisiana Creole cuisine (not originally of Cajun cuisine) traditionally made on Mondays with red beans, vegetables (bell pepper, onion, and celery), spices (thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf) and pork bones as left over from Sunday dinner. I grew up in Louisiana and love red beans and rice; these are just like I remember--red beans made with Cajun seasonings and Andouille sausage. All Reviews for Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice.

But until then, I'll be making the creamiest red beans and rice on the daily. I've done a ton of research and development for this, eating so much. Traditional Louisiana red beans and rice also uses Andouille sausage which we did not add, but you could if you wanted. You can have Red Beans and Rice using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Red Beans and Rice

1. You need 2 cans of kidney beans.
2. Prepare 1 can (6 oz) of tomato paste.
3. You need 1/2 of onion.
4. Prepare 3 cloves of garlic.
5. Prepare of Red Wine (1 can full).
6. You need of Olive oil.
7. You need 1 cup of water.
8. Prepare 6 of servings Cooked rice.
9. You need to taste of Cajun seasoning.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of Thyme.
11. It's 2 links of andouille sausage.

There was plenty of flavor, and plenty of meat, with the smoked shanks. Red beans and rice is traditionally made with small red beans, but if you can't find them in your area, you can use red kidney beans (dark or light). You'll need one pound of dry beans for this recipe. Soak the beans in water (make sure to use twice as much water as beans) overnight.

Red Beans and Rice instructions

1. Chop up onion and mince garlic then brown in skillet in olive oil..
2. Drain two cans of kidney beans and pour into pot for cooking..
3. Put tomato paste into pot with beans. Pour the red wine into the can and pour into the pot with beans and tomato paste..
4. Stir up the beans, wine, tomato paste and then add the water..
5. Stir the ingredients together well and add the browned onions and garlic. Add Cajun seasoning to taste. This is based upon your tolerance to spicy food. If you cannot find Cajun seasoning, add some Chipotle Tabasco sauce to taste..
6. Bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for approximately 10 or 15 mins until the beans get the consistency you prefer. I prefer a saucy consistency..
7. Slice andouille sausage into thick slices and cook in skillet used for onions and garlic..
8. Once sausage is cooked, add into the beans and sauce. Continue to simmer for another 5 mins..
9. Cook rice..
10. Serve by placing rice onto plate/bowl and then beans/sausage on top. Enjoy!.

Red Beans and Rice is the quintessential New Orleans dish found everywhere from fine restaurants to neighborhood joints. Red beans & rice is a dish composed primarily of red beans and rice. But of course, as is often the case, the resulting dish is greater than the sum of its parts. Red beans and rice is a southern staple! These beans are even better than Popeye's.