Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon shortening, or as needed 1 white onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 8 cups water 1 pound dried red beans 1 smoked ham hock 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 bay leaves 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®) ½ teaspoon dried thyme ½ teaspoon dried sage 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste 3 cups cooked white rice
Nutrition Info
- 465.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 44.1 gcholesterol: 44.5 mgfat: 20.5 gfiber: 12.1 gprotein: 25.9 gsaturatedFat: 7 gservingSize: -sodium: 861.3 mgsugar: 2.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
Directions
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Melt shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and bell pepper in hot shortening until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
Combine water, red beans, and ham hock in a large pot, bring to a boil. Stir onion mixture into the water, add smoked sausage and celery to the boiling water, return to a boil. Stir bay leaves, Creole seasoning, thyme, and sage into the boiling water. Reduce heat to low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer until the beans are tender, about 5 hours.
Remove and discard ham hock and bay leaves, stir in hot pepper sauce and serve over white rice.