Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, red beans and rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Red Beans and Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Red Beans and Rice is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have red beans and rice using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Red Beans and Rice:
- Get 1 tsp. Cumin
- Take 1 tsp. Paprika
- Take 1/8-1/4 tsp. salt
- Get 1/8-1/4 tsp. Black pepper
- Take 1 small onion
- Take 1 small green pepper
- Get 2 large cloves garlic minced
- Make ready 1 tblsp. Oil or butter
- Make ready 2 tsp. Vinegar
- Prepare 2 cups water ( change according to rice instructions)
- Take 1/2 small can tomato paste
- Make ready 1 can low sodium kidney beans drained
- Take 1 cup rice ( jasimine )
Its easy, and you don't need a lot of spices, You don't need to soak them, either. Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, salt and pepper to the pot. Pour soaked beans and water into the pot and bring to a simmer. Add black pepper, cayenne, salt and all herbs except parsley.
Instructions to make Red Beans and Rice:
- Heat up a 4 quart pan on medium. Meanwhile chop up the onion and green pepper. When the pan is hot add a bit of oil or butter. Toss in pepper and onion and saute for about two minutes. Stiring freqently.
- Mean while mash the garlic cloves with the flat side of your cutting knife, peal, and mince.
- After the two minutes of the pepper and onion cooking, toss in the minced garlic and saute about a minute more or until fragerant.
- Turn up the heat to medium/high. Add the 2 cups of water, spices, vinegar, and tomato paste the the mixture and stir.
*if you like some heat, add a pinch of red pepper or cayanne 🔥
- When the water begins to bubble add 1 cup rice (jasimine) and the drained low sodium kidney beans. Stir and simmer for one minute.
- After the minute, turn heat to low and cover rice mixture with a tight fitting lid. Steam for 15 minutes or however long the directions on your rice says for.
- Never lift the lid! 😳 It's the secret to perfect rice, even if you are tempted… Don't let the steam out, it's precious…👍
- After 15 minutes remove lid and fluff/stir the yumminess! Boom! Delicious red beans and rice!
- I served mine as a side with simple lemon pepper chicken thighs…mmmm. And some Louisiana hot sauce! BAM! (as Emeril would say 😄) p.s. The dots are a fancy hot sauce decor 😉
Red beans and rice is a southern staple! These beans are even better than Popeye's. They are so creamy and flavorful, with the perfect Cajun spice! Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Saute garlic, onion, celery, and bell pepper until tender.
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