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Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:15:05 GMT

I saw someone cook Red Beans yesterday on DDD, and I am salivating. I know she used the usual celery, onions, carrots and garlic, bell pepper. She used smoked turkey and Andouille as well. I have the smoked turkey, and some turkey Andouille. I didn't see any measurements, or how she put it together. Can anyone tell me how I would cook this dish? Do you have a tried and true recipe I could use. Thank you! Oh, I remember she said something about Slap Yo Mama seasoning, and bay leaf.

Thanks!

Shoe

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

pjoy — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:26:03 GMT

I'd like a good recipe for red beans, too!

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

Dorothy11 — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:27:30 GMT

Here's come recipes:

http://www.southernliving.com/food/holidays-occasions/red-beans-and-rice

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

feline groovy — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 06:39:35 GMT

Here's the ""Triple D"" recipe search (it's at the bottom of this page):

http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/recipes.html

HTH

8-)

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:19:21 GMT

On 11/29/2014 feline groovy said:
Here's the ""Triple D"" recipe search (it's at the bottom of this page):

http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/recipes.html

HTH

8-)

feline

Thanks. I have been over the list a couple times and cannot find it. I will try again

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

Zhills — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:14:39 GMT

forrestwolf 07/20/2012 at 7:52 PM 6188 PostsRegistered 6/20/2010 Deep in South Georgia

I love to make red beans and rice, and learned how when I lived in Jackson, MS, when mom was in medical school at Ole Miss.......I have a basic recipe here with a few changes that I personally make to fit me and my likings...........

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients

1-2 ham hocks (can be smoked or not)

1 pound dry kidney beans

1/4 cup olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped (I personally do not use-don't care for cooked bell peppers like this)

2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 stalks celery, chopped (Again, I do not like celery, so I do not use)

6 cups water

2 bay leaves

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (A little more for me thanks)

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon dried sage

1 tablespoon dried parsley

1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

1 pound andouille sausage, sliced (Or smoked sausage or kielbasa)

4 cups water

2 cups long grain white rice

Directions

Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.

Cook ham hocks in water until tender, and leave a very flavorful broth.

In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes. Add to the hocks and water.

Rinse beans, and transfer to the large pot . Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours.

Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes. (I usually simmer very low for a couple of hours or more.)

Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice. Don't forget to pass the pepper sauce.......

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

glmama — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:38:47 GMT

Okay, this is a meatless, QUICK version for when you get the hankering, but here's what I do. I sautee some chopped onion in evoo, add chili pepper, kidney beans, about a 1/2-1 cup of water, and about 1-cup of any kind of salsa we have on hand. I serve this with rice and hot sauce. Please, I KNOW it's blasphemy to be even comparing this to a TRUE recipe, but it does hit the spot. A dollop of sour cream on top really works, too.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 03:50:32 GMT

Thanks Zhills!

That recipe seems very close to the DDD recipe.. She used smoked turkey in place of hocks, and I will use turkey spicy andouille! I did buy some Slap yo Mama cajun seasoning to add. The process seems the same. I will try it.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 03:52:09 GMT

glamma

Quick recipes are good too. Sometimes you just want something, and you only have 30 minutes or so.

Thanks for sharing with us!

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

BeckiWV — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:28:33 GMT

On 12/1/2014 glmama said:
Okay, this is a meatless, QUICK version for when you get the hankering, but here's what I do. I sautee some chopped onion in evoo, add chili pepper, kidney beans, about a 1/2-1 cup of water, and about 1-cup of any kind of salsa we have on hand. I serve this with rice and hot sauce. Please, I KNOW it's blasphemy to be even comparing this to a TRUE recipe, but it does hit the spot. A dollop of sour cream on top really works, too.

Sounds good to me, thanks.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

Robertak — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:33:08 GMT

Buster Holmes in New Orleans famous for red beans recipe easily available if you google.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

kze — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 05:14:05 GMT

Depending on where you live, you may be able to find real red beans. They are shaped like pinto beans but are smaller and red in color. When we couldn't find them, we felt like pinto beans tasted more like them than kidney beans.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

glmama — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 05:25:22 GMT

Sure thing, kitty & Becki.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:52:35 GMT

On 12/1/2014 kze said:
Depending on where you live, you may be able to find real red beans. They are shaped like pinto beans but are smaller and red in color. When we couldn't find them, we felt like pinto beans tasted more like them than kidney beans.

I was thinking the same thing. I have never made red beans myself yet, but I think I will use pinto. Some times they have red beans, I may be able to order on amazon. I was thinking kidney beans would taste different .

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

kze — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:00:07 GMT

On 12/3/2014 shoekitty said:
On 12/1/2014 kze said:
Depending on where you live, you may be able to find real red beans. They are shaped like pinto beans but are smaller and red in color. When we couldn't find them, we felt like pinto beans tasted more like them than kidney beans.

I was thinking the same thing. I have never made red beans myself yet, but I think I will use pinto. Some times they have red beans, I may be able to order on amazon. I was thinking kidney beans would taste different .

Yes, kidney beans have a very different taste. Pinto and red beans are very close.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:16:44 GMT

On 12/1/2014 Zhills said:
forrestwolf 07/20/2012 at 7:52 PM 6188 PostsRegistered 6/20/2010 Deep in South Georgia

I love to make red beans and rice, and learned how when I lived in Jackson, MS, when mom was in medical school at Ole Miss.......I have a basic recipe here with a few changes that I personally make to fit me and my likings...........

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients

1-2 ham hocks (can be smoked or not)

1 pound dry kidney beans

1/4 cup olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped (I personally do not use-don't care for cooked bell peppers like this)

2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 stalks celery, chopped (Again, I do not like celery, so I do not use)

6 cups water

2 bay leaves

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (A little more for me thanks)

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon dried sage

1 tablespoon dried parsley

1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

1 pound andouille sausage, sliced (Or smoked sausage or kielbasa)

4 cups water

2 cups long grain white rice

Directions

Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.

Cook ham hocks in water until tender, and leave a very flavorful broth.

In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes. Add to the hocks and water.

Rinse beans, and transfer to the large pot . Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours.

Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes. (I usually simmer very low for a couple of hours or more.)

Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice. Don't forget to pass the pepper sauce.......

This recipe was perfect. I followed it almost to a tee, because I was a first timer and wanted to start with an original recipe. The changes I made were. I used red beans from Bobs Red Mill..(they ARE hard to find) instead of kidney beans. I bought them on Amazon. Lastly I used smoked turkey drumsticks instead of ham hocks, and spicy chicken Andouille instead of regular Andouille.

I didn't soak beans overnight, as it was a spur of the moment thing! I brought beans to boil, boiled 3 minutes, removed from heat covered, for 1 hour. This was perfect as I simmered the smoked turkey at this time in a separate pan per instructions.

This recipe passed the test with my grand daughter's boyfriend, who is from Louisiana. We all loved it/

The only problem we had was he insisted we had to mix the rice in with the beans when we ate it. Hahaha! We are
separatists when it comes to this. We put white rice on one side of bowl, touching the red beans....but not mixed. He said we were doing it wrong! I love it.

Thanks for this recipe! I know Zhills gave it to me, but I wonder if the original recipe came from forest wolf? Either way, thanks for coming to my rescue and providing th perfect recipe for us.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:59:28 GMT

On 12/29/2014 Bluegrassbaby said:
I grew up down near N.O. and this brand of bean is widely used down that way. If you can't find it, Amazon has them. I stock up when I go to Georgia, the Walmarts down that way have them at a great price.

.....and the N.O. recipe is on the bag!

I used the smaller red bean, but I may try these next time. Thank God for Amazon.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

Annabellethecat66 — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 06:06:37 GMT

I made Pasta Fagiole (sp) EXCTLY like the Olive Garden. The recipe was free from Top Secret Recipes, Todd Wilbur (he is sometimes on QVC).

I bought and given many of his books out as gifts. Go on his website and see if he still offers up some of his recipes for free. He used to.

There are a lot of recipes that use red beans. That's just one of them.

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

shoekitty — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 06:21:13 GMT

Thanks annebelle, I appreciate your thought!

This original post was dated the end of November though. I was asking for an original Red Beans and Rice recipe at the time. I did get one, which I used only the yesterday!. That is what I was commenting on. I just tried the recipe, and it was excellent !.

BTW, I do have Top Secret Recipes, one of the first I think. I got it to mimic Harvest N Grain pancakes from Ihop....omg, the recipe was dead on! So is the corn cake from Chevy's

Re: Please, recipe for Red Beans!

Campion — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:52:57 GMT

I copied that out and THANK YOU. I always forget how much I need a good recipe for Red Beans and Rice. It's a good winter dish, isn't it?