Red Beans and Rice


About every culture in the world has an iconic bean dish. A bowl full of red beans simmered for hours with Tasso ham or Boudin sausage, ladled over white rice with some hot, steaming cornbread lathered with butter, is uniquely Louisianan.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Cajun / Creole
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 8 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 6 ribs celery finely chopped
  • 2 yellow onion large, finely chopped
  • 2 green bell pepper stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Kosher salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp white pepper ground
  • 1 tbsp ground thyme
  • 2 tsp ground oregano
  • 1 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 lb kidney beans soaked overnight
  • 4 bay leaf
  • 2 ham hock (subs smoked ham)
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce such as Tabasco
  • 6 cups cooked white rice for serving
  • 3 green onion (scallion) thinly sliced, to garnish

Instructions

  • Heat oil in an 8-qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add garlic, celery, onions, and peppers, season with salt, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 12 minutes.
  • Add white pepper, thyme, oregano, cayenne, and black pepper, and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add beans, bay leaves, ham hocks, and 6 cups water, and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, covered, until beans and ham hock are tender, about 2 hours. Remove hocks from pot, remove and discard bones and skin, and finely chop meat; return to pot along with hot sauce, and stir until combined.
  • Serve over rice in bowls and sprinkle with scallions.

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