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Red Beans and Rice

A hearty one‑pot dish of seasoned red beans served over white long‑grain rice.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 bunch fresh green onions, chopped
  • cooked white long-grain rice, for serving
  • 3/4 tsp rubbed sage
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 large rib celery, finely diced
  • 2 medium onions, finely diced
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb Andouille sausage, sliced 1/2-inch thick (smoked sausage can also be used)
  • 1 1/2 lb dried red beans (preferably New Orleans Camelia brand)
  • water, for soaking and cooking

Steps

1Soak the beans

  1. Cover 1 1/2 lb dried red beans with water in a large bowl and soak for at least 4 hours or overnight, ensuring water covers beans by at least an inch.

2Brown sausage and sauté aromatics

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large, heavy pot.
  2. Brown 1 lb Andouille sausage, sliced 1/2-inch thick, in the pot until slightly crisp.
  3. Add 3 tbsp olive oil to the pot.
  4. Add 6 garlic cloves, minced.
  5. Add 2 medium onions, finely diced.
  6. Sauté over medium heat until onions become transparent and limp.
  7. Add 1 large rib celery, finely diced.
  8. Add 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped.
  9. Sauté for 5 minutes.
  10. Pour the soaked beans and enough water into the pot and bring to a simmer.

3Cook beans with seasonings

  1. Add 1 1/2 tsp black pepper.
  2. Add 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper.
  3. Add 2 tsp salt.
  4. Add 2 tsp dried basil.
  5. Add 3/4 tsp rubbed sage.
  6. Add 3 bay leaves.
  7. Cook until beans are softened, about 1.5 to 2 hours, then taste and adjust seasonings.
  8. Fifteen minutes before serving, remove 1 cup of beans to a bowl, mash with a fork, and stir back into the pot to enhance creaminess.
  9. Add 1 cup chopped fresh parsley.
  10. Add 1 bunch fresh green onions, chopped.
  11. Simmer about 15 minutes, then taste and adjust seasoning.
  12. If needed, add up to 1 cup water.
  13. Remove bay leaves.

4Finish and serve

  1. Serve over cooked white long-grain rice.