Cajun Red Beans and Rice
Cajun Red Beans and Rice

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, cajun red beans and rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cajun red beans and rice using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun Red Beans and Rice:
  1. Prepare 400 g red beans
  2. Make ready 1/2 kg Andouille or Kielbasa sausage, sliced into rounds
  3. Take 6 strips bacon
  4. Prepare 1 onion, chopped
  5. Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
  6. Take 1 1/2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
  7. Prepare 1 tsp thyme
  8. Make ready 1 tsp ground sage
  9. Get 1 bay leaf
  10. Make ready 4 cups chicken broth
  11. Get 1/4 cup vinegar (apple cider or red wine)

Add in tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes and hot sauce (if using) season with salt and add in sugar to taste if needed. Serve mixed or over rice topped with a dollup of sour cream if desired. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Partially mash beans with a fork.

Instructions to make Cajun Red Beans and Rice:
  1. Soak the beans overnight in water.
  2. With medium heat, heat oil in a large pot and fry the onions until transparent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon, fry for another minute.
  3. Add sausage, red beans, Cajun seasoning, thyme, sage, bay leaf, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low. Skim off the scum from the top. Let simmer for 1½ to 2 hours or until the beans are tender, stirring occasionally.
  4. Stir in vinegar and mash beans slightly with a spoon. Serve over hot steamed rice.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Partially mash beans with a fork. Rice and beans is nothing new of course, but it's the special Cajun twist on the beans that makes it unique. Traditionally it was made on Mondays, because that was laundry day, and you could set the pot of beans on the stove to cook all day while you were working. Sautee the ingredients in olive oil on the stove and cook until tender and fragrant.

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