Red beans and rice is a classic Louisiana meal. It's history dates way back and it is still a favorite now. This a traditional way of making red beans and rice.
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Recipe:
Ingredients
1 tbsp (13 grams) of oil
1 lb (450 grams) of smoked sausage (I used andouille but any smoked pork sausage will work)
2 ribs of celery
2 onions
1 green bell pepper
4 cloves garlic
1 lb or 450 grams Red Kidney beans (Camellia Brand from New Orleans but any red kidney bean will work)
1 tablespoon ( 30 grams) Creole seasoning
1 tsp (15 grams) Salt (taste and add more if needed)
1/4 tsp (1 Gram) Cayenne Pepper
2 Bay leaves
68 Cups (14001800 ml) water or chicken stock
1 ham hock, ham bone, or smoked turkey neck (optional)

1. The night before cooking, cover kidney beans in water and soak overnight. Rinse and drain when ready to cook.
2. Add oil to a large pat and heat over medium high until shimmering.
3. Add in sausage. Cook sausage until it starts to brown and bits start to stick to pot. Scrape bits from the bottom of the pot.
4. Add in onions, bell pepper, celery. Cook for about 810 minutes until vegetables turn soft and brown a little bit.
5. Add in garlic and cook for 12 minutes.
6. Add in beans and stir to combine
7. Add in water or stock until beans are covered. Then creole seasoning, cayenne pepper, bay leaf, and ham hock.
8. Bring to a boil from 5 minutes and stir. Then drop heat to low and simmer for 2.53 hours.
9. Once beans are tender should be very tender. At this point, smash some of the beans on the side of the pot. Scrape beans from the side of the pot and stir to combine. (This will make the sauce extra thick and create the ideal red beans and rice consistency.)
10. Remove ham hock and bay leaf.
11. Serve over rice and enjoy.

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0:00 Intro
00:47 Ingredients
01:27 Soaking the Kidney Beans
01:42 Cooking
03:17 Fancy Bell Pepper Cutting
03:57 Tips
04:42 Wrap Up