Diva's Red Beans and Rice
Diva's Red Beans and Rice

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, diva's red beans and rice. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Red Beans and Rice - So thick, so creamy and so flavorful! The beans are cooked just right - perfectly tender, served with rice and smoky andouille I don't know if it's all the beignets and the powdered sugar I leave on my pants or if it's the classic red beans and rice but I keep returning to this state. I grew up in Louisiana and love red beans and rice; these are just like I remember–red beans made with Cajun seasonings and Andouille sausage.

Diva's Red Beans and Rice is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Diva's Red Beans and Rice is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have diva's red beans and rice using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Diva's Red Beans and Rice:
  1. Prepare 1 packages Dry Red Kidney Beans
  2. Take 1 packages Knorr Concentrated Vegetable stock
  3. Get 1 packages Knorr Concentrated Chicken stock
  4. Take 1/2 large Onion diced
  5. Get 1 packages Downhome Smoked sausage sliced in bite sized pieces (any kind will work, but this kind is best and gives best flavor)
  6. Take 6 cup Water

Why red beans and rice on a Monday? As the apocryphal story goes, Mondays were traditionally laundry days, and women needed a dish that could cook itself, unattended, while they were busy scrubbing clothes. A big ol' pot of red beans simmering on the stovetop was the perfect solution. Red beans and rice is an emblematic dish of Louisiana Creole cuisine (not originally of Cajun cuisine) traditionally made on Mondays with red beans, vegetables (bell pepper, onion, and celery), spices (thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf) and pork bones as left over from Sunday dinner.

Steps to make Diva's Red Beans and Rice:
  1. The night before you are cooking the beans soak in water 6-8 hours or overnight as bag suggests.
  2. The next morning drain and rinse your beans well.
  3. Add all ingredients to crop pot and cook on low for 12 hours or on high for 8 hours stirring occasionally.
  4. Add salt and pepper to taste after it has been cooking a while. I like mine a little juicy, it makes a great bean soup as well.
  5. Serve over rice. :)
  6. serves 4-8 Ppl depending upon how much you like it. lol

Red beans and rice is traditionally made with small red beans, but if you can't find them in your area, you can use red kidney beans (dark or light). You'll need one pound of dry beans for this recipe. Soak the beans in water (make sure to use twice as much water as beans) overnight. Red beans & rice is a traditional Creole dish made with red beans, veggies, and, often, leftover pork bones. It's traditionally made with soaked dried beans and simmered for hours, but this recipe uses some shortcuts so you can have it on the table in under an hour.

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