Red beans and rice with sausage is an emblematic dish of Louisiana cuisine!
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 8
Dry kidney beans
1 lb
Olive oil
1/4 cup
Onion
1, chopped
Green bell pepper, chopped
1, chopped
Water
6 cups
Bay leaves
2
Andouille sausage
1 lb, sliced
Water
4 cups
White rice
2 cups
Cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp
Dried thyme
1 tsp
Dried sage
1/4 tsp
Dried parsley
1 tbsp
Cajun seasoning
1 tsp
Garlic
2 tbsps, minced
Celery
2 stalks, chopped
DIRECTIONS
- Fill a large pot with water. Rinse beans, and soak them in water for 8 hours.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion, bell pepper, minced garlic, and chopped celery. Cook for 4 min.
- Rinse red beans. Pour 6 cups of water in a large pot. Transfer the beans to the pot. Then, stir the vegetables into the beans. Add bay leaves, sage, parsley, cayenne pepper, dried thyme, and seasoning. Then, bring it to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and allow to simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Add sausage. Simmer for about half an hour.
- While the beans are simmering, bring water and white rice to a boil in a saucepan. Then, cover the saucepan, reduce heat, and allow the rice to simmer for about 20 minutes. Serve the red beans with rice. Enjoy!
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