Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, creamy cajun red beans & rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This recipe is another one of my favorite comfort foods. Here is my way of making a New Orleans Louisiana style red beans and rice at home. Red Beans or Kidney Beans - Red Beans are small red beans that are very similar to kidney beans.
Creamy Cajun Red Beans & Rice is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Creamy Cajun Red Beans & Rice is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy cajun red beans & rice using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Cajun Red Beans & Rice:
- Prepare 1 lb Sausage
- Get 1 lb andouille sausage
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup Seasoning blend (onions, peppers, celery)
- Make ready 2 lb Dried kidney beans
- Take 1/4 cup Dale's low sodium marinade
- Make ready 1/4 cup liquid smoke flavor (hickory)
- Take 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- Prepare 3 tbsp garlic powder
- Take 3 tbsp onion powder
- Prepare 3 medium bay leaves
- Prepare 2 tbsp low sodium creole seasoning
- Prepare 1 hot water
- Make ready 2 stick butter
- Prepare Serving Suggestions
- Prepare Cooked rice
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! Red Beans and Rice is a classic Cajun comfort food recipe, with perfectly spiced beans simmered slowly in a pot with smoked andouille sausage, onions The great thing is that everything sits in a pot and simmers until the beans are soft and creamy, and all those amazing flavors mingle and develop.
Steps to make Creamy Cajun Red Beans & Rice:
- Rinse and Soak beans as you normally would.
- Cut sausage, and andouille, brown well in skillet with seasoning blend. Let stick well to bottom without burning.
- Add soaked beans to slow cooker or thick iron pot.
- Add browned seasoning blend and sausages to the pot.
- Deglaze the skillet. Add 1 cup water to skillet off heat, scrape all the brown up into the water making a dark flavorful broth. Add to pot.
- Add all other seasoning to the pot.
- Pour enough water to cover all ingredients. Slow cook on high in slow cooker for about 4-5 hours until tender to your liking. Or Slow cook in iron pot for 3-4 hours one a low med heat making sure not to stick, adding more water if necessary until tender to your liking.
- After beans are tender turn off heat, stir in 2 sticks butter till melted, mash with potato masher, or back of spoon until creamy enough for your liking.
- Serve over cooked rice.
Traditional red beans and rice are made with sausage, but we don't need any of that here! I was honestly shocked when I tried my first bite of these; they I would love for you guys to try this authentic Cajun recipe for vegan red beans and rice so you can enjoy true Louisiana cookin' in your own home! Learn how to make cajun red beans and rice in the crockpot for a set and forget dinner recipe idea. Quick and easy meal for lunch or parties. I love bacon red beans and rice and I also love my crockpot so it was an obvious match made in Heaven for me.
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