Monday. Andouille and smoked ham hocks in the freezer. Decided to go traditional Creole/Coonass (put the beans to soaking last night).



Yum!

Oooh, one of my favorites!

Damn that’s beautiful.

Damn that looks good! I'm jealous!!

Looks killer. My wife, unfortunately, is not a fan as it has a Cajunish relationship...

Dammit, now I’m hungry

Nice.

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Well at least share the recipe.
Damn that looks good.

One of my top 10 faves for sure

what he said

That overnight soaking is the ticket. Allows a good strong simmer without skins coming off and makes for a very creamy bean. Good on you! Excellent.

Add a little butter at the end to make them creamy .

Love Red Beans and rice!
Made it 2 weeks ago in my pressure cooker.
I use Emerills cooker and his recipe. No ham hocks, but I would like that.
With the pressure cooker, no need to soak the beans!
90-100 minutes on high pressure and it's done!

That looks great.

I'm in.

Beans around the campfire.

I'm making beans right now. Red kidney beans mixed with some Indian substandard red kidney beans.

Couldn't get a ham for under 3 dollars a pound so using pork chops fried lightly into the bean pot. Water 1/2 n' 1/2 tomatoes juice . Boil all day keep covered in water. / juice / simmer. Yummy ,will try rice on top ,or corn Will try some butter.
Oh yah onions +.
chopped celery.

I'm in.

I love Red Beans and rice

Man, that looks awesome!

We add a stick of butter in a pot of red beans.

Red beans and rice with cornbread and Steens syrup is one fine meal.

I got burnt out on them when I lived in Louisiana. Every Monday. It got old.

1 lb small red beans or kidney beans, soaked overnight and rinsed

1 lb andouille sausage

1 smoked ham hock

1 medium onion

1 medium bell pepper

2 stalks celery, with leaves

4 cloves garlic, chopped

2 bay leaves

Fresh ground pepper

2 tsp cayenne

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp thyme

1/2 tsp oregano

Sea salt

1/8 cup chopped green onion tops (per serving)

Rice (I use brown rice, browned in olive oil prior to simmering)

7 cups water



Bring beans to rapid boil, add ham hock

Coarsely chop onion, bell pepper, and celery, brown in olive oil or bacon drippings for 5 minutes over medium-high heat

Add chopped garlic, reduce heat to medium-low, cook for 3 more minutes

Add veggies to beans

Slice andouille into bite-size pieces and add to the same skillet

Brown for 5 minutes over medium-high heat

Add to beans

Add spices, except salt

Reduce heat and simmer covered for 2 hours

Remove ham hock

Mash beans against sides of pot until 40% are smashed

Simmer uncovered for an additional hour while rice cooks, stirring occasionally

Salt to taste

Let stand 10 minutes then ladle into serving bowl and top with 1 cup cooked rice and sprinkle with chopped green onion tops

Serve with your favorite beer (1 or 2 of these are the appetizer)

Make sure the Monday wash got hung to dry before consuming appetizer and chowing down

Serve ham hock goobers to dogs as a tasty treat

Serve more of your favorite beer as dessert

That looks good. I'm going to tag in to remember this recipe. I had a good ham hock from a Costco spiral sliced a few weeks ago that I should have saved.

BTW does anyone know that Brazilian beans and rice dish. [bleep] is my futile attempt at spelling it. It has sausage in the beans too and it's usually very good. One girl I went to grad school with would finish it by simmering a whole orange in the middle of the pot. Her old family recipe was the best.

Bb

What kind of andouille are you able to get?

"To the beanpole dames in the magazines
You ain't it, Miss Thing
Give me a sista, I can't resist her
Red beans and rice didn't miss her"

Mix-a-lot approves.

What time should I show up for diner? Sounds amazing!

Good recipe. I will add that there is a big difference between red and kidney beans. Both good, but very different.

That looks great

Man that would rip through me like greased lightning. But it’d be good.

Be afraid to Go Commando for a couple days.

I love that stuff. Looks great.

My mouth is watering, just need some cornbread to accent it. I think im gonna throw a pot together after work.

Zatarain's. Not bad but I'd love to visit a small town Louisiana butcher, stock up on some real-deal. I'd grab a pile of boudin while I was at it.

Wifey is cooking stew, I’m hungry!!

If you don't mind the shipping these guys have some pretty good stuff in Ville Platte, Louisiana.

https://www.teetsfoodstore.com/shop/smokedmeats/AS.html

Yeah. I use the small red beans. Some use kidneys.

Older type pressure cookers have blown if bean particles clog the vent. Use cooking oil to keep the water inside from foaming up and clogging it and fill no more than half way.

Also,

https://www.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/healthy-tips/are-red-kidney-beans-toxic

Awesome.....looks real good! 👍 memtb

Manda's smoked sausage and pickled pork (what we call pickled meat, and no not pigs feet or lips) for the win.


Clyde

Instead of mashing some of the beans to thicken the mix, stir in a small can of refried beans, the real kind made with lard. A restaurant where I used to eat regularly did that with the pinto beans they served on their buffet line.

Manda is good and I use it often, but it isn't up to comparison with Teet's andouille.

Poche's does as well. I've heard they have the best boudin and boudin balls.

Might have to place an order with both.

Looks good!

You mentioned using small red beans. That beans in that pic almost look like pintos.

I'll second the Poche's andouille recommendation. Good stuff.

I actually considered doing that. I have a dozen or so packages of Mexicali Rose dried refried beans that are quite good. Much better IMO that anything in a can. Maybe I'll try it next time.

The green onions are a nice touch.

Made me hungry going to go have a little lunch.

That looks great. It is one of my favorite meals of all time, but I've never made it at home. The stuff at the Acme Oyster House in New Orleans is one of my favorites. It's not easy to find in restaurants in this area.

I love red beans. And I like rice. Just not together. 😬

Thanks for that!!

Looks great!

A can of Dennison's Chili with beans over a pkg of Uncle Bens instant Basmati rice. Motel microwave magnificence. Left overs go on a tortilla for breakfast.


mike r

Camellia Brand Kidney Beans. Really good and consistent.

Now this looks inviting!

Poche's Smoked Alligator/Pork Sausage