Rockin Red Beans And Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb sausage or 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced on bias
• 1 1/2 cups rice
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium vidalia onion, diced small
• 1 medium bell pepper, diced small
• 2 stalks celery, diced small
• 1 (15 ounce) can organic diced tomatoes, with juice
• 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, rinsed well
• 1/2 cup medium dark roux, made beforehand
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh oregano, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
• 2 medium bay leaves, whole
• to taste seasoning
• to taste salt and pepper
• 2 dashes worcestershire sauce
• to taste hot sauce (lousianne, tabasco, or crystal)

Recipe

• 1 brown the sausage in a pan and drain excess oil on paper towels.
• 2 start your rice now and it’ll be ready to go by the time you finish the rest.
• 3 (to make rice, double the quanity of liquid for example for this you will need 3 cups of liquid, put the heat to low and let simmer for 20 minutes).
• 4 in a medium sauce pot heat up your roux without burning to medium/medium high, and then throw in your holy trinity as it is called in the south (onion, green pepper, and celery).
• 5 add a little salt and sweat them until nice and tender. (about 5-10 minutes).
• 6 then add garlic and fresh herbs and cook over medium for another couple of minutes.
• 7 add in your tomatoes with juice, cooked sausage, and drained/rinsed kidney beans.
• 8 at this point if yours is too thick add about a half cup of water.
• 9 season with seasoning, worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.
• 10 cover and simmer over medium low heat for about 15 minutes until your rice is done or even a little longer till the flavors come together.
• 11 serve in a bowl over rice and enjoy!