Re: [CH] Tonight's Dinner - Crockpot Red Beans & Rice

Dave Anderson (Chilehead@tough-love.com)
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 19:06:02 -0800

Risa,

Nice recipe, but wrong day. Red beans and rice is traditionally 
cooked on Monday (laundry day) because it doesn't require a lot of 
tending.

> This was tonight's dinner. Came out pretty good - could have used a lot more
> heat to it. A bit bland. I would add more hot sauce or hot chiles, I used
> jalapeno and some green sauce as the original recipe called for.
> 
>                      *  Exported from  MasterCook  *
> 
>                   Crockpot New Orleans Red Beans & Rice
> 
> Recipe By     : RisaG
> Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
> Categories    : Beans & Legumes                  Chiles
>                 Rice                             Crockpot
> 
>   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> --------  ------------  --------------------------------
>    2      cups          dried kidney beans
>    5      cups          water (or more)
>      1/2  lg            sweet onion -- chopped
>    1      stalk         celery -- chopped
>      1/2  cup           green bell pepper -- chopped
>    1      cup           carrots -- sliced
>    1                    jalapeno or other chile -- minced
>    1      link          andouille sausage -- chopped*
>      1/2  tsp           dried thyme
>    4      lg cloves     garlic -- minced
>    3      tsp           Emeril's Kick It Up Green Pepper Sauce -- or more **
>    1      tsp           salt
>    1 1/2  cups          cooked basmati rice -- *** see note
>                         Garnishes:
>                         cilantro -- chopped
>                         onion -- chopped
>                         chile peppers -- chopped
> 
> In 4-1/2 qt - 5 qt crockpot:
> 
> In crockpot, place all ingredients except the rice and garnishes. Set on
> HIGH for 6-7 hours. When it has cooked for 6 hours, check the beans for
> doneness. If done, turn off. If not, cook for another hour.
> 
> To serve: Place rice in bottom of bowl. Place 1/4 of the mixture on top of
> it. Garnish with chopped cilantro, onion and chile peppers.
> 
>                    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> 
> NOTES : Risa's notes:
> 
> * If you can't find andouille sausage, use any type of smoked sausage you
> can find.
> 
> ** If you can't find Emeril's Kick It Up Green Pepper Sauce, use the kind
> you have (such as Tabasco Green Sauce). If you can't find any type of green
> sauce in your supermarket, use a red sauce. They are easy to find.
> 
> *** If you can't find basmati, use regular white rice (Uncle Ben's or
> anything similar).
> 
> RisaG
> 
> 


Dave Anderson
TLCC
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