Description
You cook red beans with sausage and vegetables. You serve the beans over rice for a meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried red kidney beans
- 1 pound sliced smoked sausage
- 1 diced yellow onion
- 1 diced green bell pepper
- 3 diced celery stalks
- 4 minced garlic cloves
- 6 cups water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
- Soak your beans in water for eight hours.
- Drain your beans.
- Slice your sausage.
- Brown your sausage in a pot.
- Remove your sausage from the pot.
- Cook your onion, pepper, and celery in the same pot.
- Add your garlic and cook for one minute.
- Pour in your water.
- Add your beans and spices.
- Boil the water.
- Lower the heat to a simmer.
- Cook your beans for two hours.
- Mash some beans against the pot wall to make the sauce thick.
- Stir your sausage back into the pot.
- Serve your beans over rice.
Notes
- Use a pot with a lid.
- Add salt at the end of cooking.
- Store your leftovers in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Calories: 480
Keywords: Louisiana Red Beans, Southern Rice, Cajun Cooking, Red Kidney Beans, Smoked Sausage