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 Http://www.tough-love.com