Shadows Red Beans And Rice Recipes

AUTHENTIC LOUISIANA RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Rinse beans, and transfer to a large pot with 6 cups water. 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.
• 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.

SHADOW'S RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight in water to cover.
• Drain and place in a heavy kettle.
• Add the ham,onion,celery,parsley, bay leaves, and garlic, and add water to the pot barely to cover contents.
• Bring to a boil, and then turn to simmer.
• Simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
• You may need to add a little water to keep from sticking.
• After the first 2 hours of cooking, add the butter, pepper, Worcestershire, and tabasco to the pot.
• Cover and cook on very low heat for 1 more hour.
• Serve over white rice cooked the following way:.
• This step should be preformed while the beans are cooking.
• Raw rice.
• Rinse rice 3 times in cold water.
• Add chicken boulion cube.
• Add tabasco sauce.
• Add file'.
• Bring rice to boil over medium high heat in water with boulion, tabasco, and file'.
• When bubbles disapear from the surface of the rice turn heat to low and cover.
• Let let cook for 20 minutes on this low heat.
• Remove from heat and let stand for at least 10 minutes but not more the 30 minutes.

JESSICA'S RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Combine sausage, half the onion, half the green bell pepper, half the jalapeno pepper, water, chicken bouillon, garlic and herb seasoning, Cajun seasoning blend, red pepper flakes, and bay leaf in a large stockpot; Bring to boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Mix kidney beans, tomatoes, remaining onion, remaining green bell pepper, and remaining jalapeno pepper into the sausage mixture; season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until kidney bean mixture is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Spoon 1/2 cup cooked rice into 6 serving bowls; top with kidney bean mixture.

RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Add cilantro; cook and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in the beans, salt, cumin and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Serve over rice.