Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice

Name: Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
Total time: 310 min
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon shortening, or as needed; 🧅 1 white onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 🧄 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 🥬 2 stalks celery, chopped; 💧 8 cups water; 1 pound dried red beans; 1 smoked ham hock; 🌭 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces; 🍃 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®); ½ teaspoon dried thyme; ½ teaspoon dried sage; 🌶 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste; 🍚 3 cups cooked white rice

Cost $15, save $25

Source: Recommended by CookPal

310 Min
10 Servings
$15

Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice

Cost $15, save $25

Source: Recommended by CookPal

310 Min
10 Servings
$15

INGREDIENTS

Cooking Fat
- 1 tablespoon shortening, or as needed
Vegetables and Aromatics
- 🧅 1 white onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 🧄 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 🥬 2 stalks celery, chopped
Liquid
- 💧 8 cups water
Beans and Meat
- 1 pound dried red beans
- 1 smoked ham hock
- 🌭 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces
Seasonings
- 🍃 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried sage
- 🌶 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
Serving
- 🍚 3 cups cooked white rice

STEPS

Gather the ingredients.

Melt shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, bell pepper, and garlic in hot shortening until tender.

Combine water, red beans, and ham hock in a large pot; bring to a boil. Stir onion mixture into the pot; add smoked sausage and celery. Return to a boil. Stir bay leaves, Creole seasoning, thyme, and sage into boiling water.

Reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until beans are tender.

Remove and discard ham hock and bay leaves; stir in hot pepper sauce and serve over white rice.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

465

Calories

26
Protein
44
Carbs
21
Fats

💡 Cook the dish a day ahead for better flavor as it improves after 24 hours in the fridge.For extra heat, add additional hot pepper sauce when serving.This recipe freezes well for meal prepping—portion into containers for later use.