Red Beans and Rice Recipes

Red Beans and Rice

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:02:08 +0000

One of the most popular dishes known to Louisiana Creole is the red beans and rice recipe. While not much is known about the origins of the dish, many people believe that it was made on Mondays (washday) because the laundry left very little time for cooking or anything else. Although washdays were certainly a reason [...]

The Furcas’ Red Beans and Rice Recipe

admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:01:00 +0000

Here is a story and recipe from a fellow blogger. Please follow the link back to read lots of other interesting stuff! It was rainy and cold and dark all weekend, which was perfect for my mood. We pretty much huddled in our apartment for two days straight, playing Madden, watching scary movies, eating takeout, playing [...]

Crock Pot Adaptation for Red Beans and Rice

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:49:00 +0000

All the recipes on this site can be easily adapted for use with a slow cooker or Crock pot. Make sure you have a sufficiently large slow cooker to hold 5-7 quarts. If you don’t, you can cut the recipes in half to fit in a smaller slow cooker. Simply prepare everything exactly as the recipe [...]

Emeril Lagasse’s Red Beans and Rice Recipe Links

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:29:00 +0000

Hi everyone, I wish I could just put Emeril’s recipes on this blog, but because of copyright restrictions I can only post the links to his recipes. They look delicious! Lots of flavor, but not too spicy. Both recipes have a lot of meat. The first link is to Emeril’s website, the second link is to [...]

Chef Lou Rice’s Red Beans and Rice Recipe

admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:00:00 +0000

Chef Lou is the Ozarks Cooking Columnist for News-Leader.com of Springfield, MO This recipe looks really spicy! It has Tabasco sauce, crushed red pepper and Tony Chachere’s. Serves 8 2 thick slices of salt pork 1 cup red bell pepper, small dice 1 cup green bell pepper, small dice 1 cup onion small dice 1 pound smoked sausage 3 cans red beans, [...]

Are Red Beans and Red Kidney Beans the Same?

admin — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:32:00 +0000

In short, no. Red beans are not the same variety as red kidney beans. They are smaller and have a smoother taste and texture than their kidney bean cousins. They are the most popular in the Caribbean region, where south Louisiana got it’s passion for red beans and rice. This also demonstrates that the differences between Creole [...]

Louis Armstrong’s Spicy Pepper Cornbread

admin — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:31:00 +0000

Louis Armstrong’s Spicy Pepper Cornbread 3 cups yellow cornmeal 1 cup cream-style corn 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 3/4 cup milk 1/2 cup chopped jalapeno peppers Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and pour in a 9- by 13-inch ungreased pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350 for 30 minutes. Reference article [...]

Louis Armstrong’s Red Beans and Rice Recipe

admin — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:29:00 +0000

This is Louis Armstrong’s Recipe: 1 pound kidney beans (sorted, rinsed and soaked, see below) 1/2 pound salt pork (slab bacon may be used if preferred) 1 small can of tomato sauce (if desired) 6 small ham hocks or one smoked pork butt 2 onions, diced 1/4 green (bell) pepper 5 tiny or 2 medium dried peppers 1 clove of garlic, chopped salt to [...]

Bean Soaking Methods

admin — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:08:00 +0000

All dry beans should be hand-sorted, rinsed twice with water and soaked according to any one of the following methods. Dry beans are a raw agricultural product and may contain dirt, stones and other debris. Gas-Free Method Beans cause gas because they contain indigestible sugars that ferment in our intestines. Fermentation of sugars produces carbon dioxide gas, [...]

The Joubert Family’s Recipe

admin — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:06:00 +0000

Here’s my family’s red beans and rice recipe: 1 lb dry red beans, sorted, rinsed and soaked 1 lb seasoning meat, chopped into bite-sized pieces (ham or smoked sausage) 1 yellow onion, chopped 1/4 C. green bell pepper, chopped 2 celery sticks, chopped 1-3 toes of garlic, minced 1 bunch fresh parsley, washed and snipped 1/4 t. cayenne red pepper, or to taste 1 [...]