Southern Red Beans and Rice

Name: Southern Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 16 oz bag of dry dark red kidney beans; 1 medium sized white onion diced; 1 lb pickle meat; 1 tsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp cajun seasoning; 1 tsp crushed cayenne pepper; 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 8 -10 cups water; 4 cups cooked rice.* optional; green onions and paprika for garnishing

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h 15min

Updated at: Thu, 23 May 2024 18:58:10 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

16 ozdry dark red kidney beans

1white onion

medium sized, diced

1 lbpickle meat

1 tspvegetable oil

2 tspcajun seasoning

1 tspcayenne pepper

crushed

½ tspcrushed black pepper

2 tspsmoked paprika

8 cupswater

4 cupsrice

Instructions

Step 1

Start of by sorting and rinsing the beans, then do a quick soak (directions for the quick soak method are on the package of the beans).

Step 2

Add one tsp of vegetable oil in a large pot, then begin to brown the smoked meat over medium high heat. Add in the onions, and cook until they start to sweat.

Step 3

Pour in 8 cups water.

Step 4

Drain the beans, then add them to the pot. Stir the ingredients, reduce the heat to medium, and cover the pot.

Step 5

Cook for 30 minutes. Add in 2 more cups of water. Sprinkle in the cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, ground cayenne, and ground black pepper.

Step 6

Stir the beans, and cover. Cook for another 45 minutes over medium heat.

Step 7

Place the beans in a bowl. Add some rice on top of the beans in the center of the bowl, and add more beans.

Step 8

Garnish with smoked paprika, and green onions