Shames Popeyes Red Beans Rice Recipes

POPEYE'S RED BEANS AND RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the rice and set it aside.
• Add the cans of beans, including the juice, and the water to a saucepan.
• Heat the beans on a simmer for 20 minutes or until they start to thicken up a bit. The beans are ready when the liquid is reduced by half.
• Stir in all of the seasonings.
• Use a potato masher and slightly mash the beans. Don't over mash them. You want to break them up a bit.
• Serve the beans over the rice.
• Enjoy!

COPYCAT POPEYES RED BEANS AND RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Set Instant Pot to sauté and add bacon. Cook until the bacon is crisp, and then remove from pot.
• Add onion to the pot and cook until the onions begin to soften, scraping the bottom to incorporate the fond.
• While the onions are cooking, rinse the beans and remove any bad beans or stones.
• Add the garlic, liquid smoke, and cajun seasoning to the pot. Stir.
• Add the beans, broth, and bacon to the pot, and then set on high pressure for 1 hour.
• After the beans have cooked, allow the Instant Pot to naturally release for 15 minutes, and then quick release.
• Drain off excess water, reserving a ½ cup.
• Use an immersion blender or potato masher to mash about half the beans. Stir.
• Add beans to the rice, and garnish with fresh parsley or green onions if desired.

POPEYE'S RED BEANS N RICE CLONE

Steps:

• Cook oil, pork, onion, and green pepper over low-med heat until meat is translucent & fat is rendered. Don't brown or overcook meat.
• Put meat mixture (incl. all the fat & oil) in food processor with a little water and about 25 beans and mix until blended & smooth. Place back in cooking pot.
• Mix or pulse remaining beans in food processor with enough water until it has consistency of salsa. Add to cooking pot.
• Add remaining ingredients to cooking pot (spices, liquid smoke, sugar) and enough water to make a loose, soupy mixture (the beans will thicken the mixture as it cooks).
• Cook over low-med heat for 10 minutes, stirring, and adding water as necessary to end up with the consistency of thick gravy. Serve over quality white rice.

POPEYE'S RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Pour 2 cans of beans with their liquid into a 2-quart saucepan.
• Add smoked ham hock and water.
• Simmer over medium heat for 1 hour until the meat starts to loosen from the bone.
• Remove from heat and cool until the hock is cool enough so the meat may be removed from the bone.
• Place the meat, beans and liquid in a food processor.
• To the mixture add onion powder, garlic salt, red pepper, salt, and lard.
• Process for only 4 seconds.
• Beans should be chopped and liquid thick.
• Add the third can of beans that have been drained of their liquid.
• Process just for a second or two; you want these beans to remain almost whole.
• Pour bean mixture back into to pan and cook slowly on low heat stirring often until ready to serve.
• Serve over rice.

SHAMES POPEYE'S RED BEANS & RICE

Steps:

• Start rice in a rice cooker.
• Saute onion and garlic in a pot in olive oil. Add smoke and ground/diced meats, give a spin around the pot to release juices and add beans, spices and water. Cover and cook on low 40 minutes When you next view their should be a broth in with the beans (if not add a little water and cook a few more minutes).
• Turn off burner and get out a hand masher. Mash the beans and meat mixture down and then grind the trapped beans around in a circle. When 2/3 of the mix is smooth spoon over rice and serve.