Red Beans and Rice

Name: Red Beans and Rice
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 4 15 oz cans small (Mexican) red beans; 1 red onion; 1 red bell pepper; 2 stalks celery (plus celery leaves for garnish); 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 smoked ham hock (or smoked turkey leg, or spoonful of smoked paprika); paprika; garlic powder; cumin; oregano; dried sage; salt; pepper; olive oil; sugar; vinegar; hot sauce for garnish; cooked rice to eat it with

3 steps

Updated at: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:33:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories496.2 kcal (25%)

Total Fat9 g (13%)

Carbs69.5 g (27%)

Sugars15.8 g (18%)

Protein36.6 g (73%)

Sodium1809 mg (90%)

Fiber17.3 g (62%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

4 x 15 ozcans red beans

small, Mexican

1red onion

1red bell pepper

2 stalkscelery

plus celery leaves for garnish

2 tablespoonstomato paste

1smoked ham hock

or smoked turkey leg, or spoonful of smoked paprika

cooked, to eat it with

Instructions

Step 1

Cut the onion, pepper and celery stalks into a medium dice, and put them in a big pot with a little olive oil. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until they seem at least halfway cooked. Stir in the tomato paste, then quickly add in the beans and enough water to cover everything before the paste burns. Drop in the ham hock.

cans red beans15 oz

red onion1

red bell pepper1

celery2 stalks

tomato paste2 tablespoons

smoked ham hock1

olive oil

Step 2

Reduce the heat to a low boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans taste done — 45-60 min. At any point in the process, season to taste with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, cumin, oregano and sage. At the very end, stir in a pinch of sugar and a tiny splash of vinegar (not traditional but very good).

paprika

garlic powder

cumin

oregano

dried sage

salt

pepper

sugar

vinegar

Step 3

Serve the beans alongside rice, garnish with celery leaves, and drown in hot sauce. You can try to eat some meat off of the ham hock, but keep in mind it was chiefly for flavoring the beans.