Red Beans & Rice

[RonJ]

Do you prefer to prepare the bean mixture separately and then ladle it over the rice or do you like the rice and beans all mixed together?
We bought some Zatarains in a box. I thought it was gonna be just the bean mixture, but the rice is all mixed in. I'm gonna have to make my own, I guess.

 

[zzzippper]

I like it mixed. I saw two boxes of Zatarains in the cabinet last night. I have no idea when we bought them but it put me in the mood.

 

[Mike McLellan]

Make your own. Home-made rice & beans, even if horribly concocted, is far better than anything out of a box. Zatarains, no matter how much you amend the contents, somehow falls short of authentic swamp grub.

 

[OLDNAVYMCPO]

One of my favorite meals. I prefer to cook the beans separately, then ladle over rice with chopped green peppers.

 

[pawngal]

I like it all mixed together, probably because I din't like red beans by themselves. For a box Zatarains isn't half bad, throw in some extra seasoning, peppers, onions and sausage.

Now Black Beans, I really like any which way.

 

[Big Stick]

Cook the sausage with the beans, and the veggies with the rice. Top the rice with the beans. For something a bit different, try it with brown rice. Bit more texture and mouthfeel than white.....

 

[LouisianaJoe]

I like to cook the beans in a slow cooker. After 6-8 hours, the sausage flavor seems to be absorbed by the beans. I cook the rice separately and serve the beans over the rice.

 

[labworm]

Do you know that you can listen to music while the Red Beans are Cookin?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4SpR5MK2ko

 

[jrd1976]

Skip the Zatarains.

In a cast iron dutch oven, simmer seasoning blend or onions with 1 lb ground venison and 1 lb of venison link sausage cut in bite size pieces. Add 1 can Blue Runner red beans and 1 can Blue Runner New Orleans spicy red beans; 1 can original Rotel tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper and/or Tony Chachere's seasoning. Simmer one hour.

Serve with cornbread, with or without rice; and the appropriate beverage.

I have used jalapeno cheeze venison sausage when I didn't have the Rotels.

Most of the time I cook this outside in a Lodge camp dutch oven; and cook a peach pie in another one for desert. or you can use a regular dutch oven inside on the cook-top.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Red beans and rice with hot link sausages! Outstanding dinner, particularly on a cold day.

I like to cook the beans separately, which takes several hours. Add my sausage during the last hour or so of simmering and do my spicing (chopped onions, minced garlic, Lowry's seasoned salt, chili powder or crushed red peppers to taste). Do up the rice separately, then combine in the bowls for serving. Nice pan of fresh cornbread with butter and honey. Choose your beverage (nice tall glass of cold milk, or a couple of bottles of good beer work for me).

All is right with the world with a belly full.

 

[RonJ]

JRD and Ray, both of your recipes sound delicious.

 

[kozmic]

I kinda like to switch off between red and black beans. It's one of the few dishes I don't mind using turkey sausage. I also like to dice in a hot pepper with the other veggies.

A cold beer is recommended, but optional.

 

[vonn]

Never had bad red beans and rice,some is just better than others! Lotta good recipes around here that are all from La. But are all different.

 

[wbraswell]

No Cajun worth his Tony's is going to fix RB&R all together. You have to have the rice separate so you can pour gumbo over it tomorrow. At my parents house we always called pintos "red beans". I never saw a kidney bean in anything but bean salad.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I like whichever is in front of me.

 

[Abbynormal]

Here in the Great Midwest, I've never had anything but Vigo brand RB&R with fried ground Andoui sausage added.

 

[jag312]

Red beans & rice, black beans & rice; in my house the recipe ain't finished unless there is shrimp or some kind of smoked sausage added. I pay the bills. I make the rules.

 

[RodGD]

We went down to NOLA for my brothers wedding in December. Me and the missus took a cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking. One of the dishes they taught us was red beans and rice. I've since made it twice and let me tell you it is delicious. The beans go over the rice normally but in one instance, for a pot luck event, I mixed it beforehand and there were no complaints. Making it again for a Mardi Gras/Valentines Day party this Saturday.

 

[Stainz]

In a hurry? Zatarin's is $1/box @ Publix. Add a can of Rotel diced tomatoes & green chili's... and dice up some pepperoni slices. Cut back on the water for the Rotel's added liquid, otherwise boil slowly as directed. I like it better the proper way - and over rice - but that takes hours - and a lot of steps - this is fast.

Before you roast me, consider this... I was born and raised in Brooklyn!

Stainz

 

[dave holl]

Beans, beans, the musical fruit................

This thread got my taste buds excited!
Just returned from the grocery with black and red beans, onions, garlic, and peppers. They'll soak Friday night and made in to soup on Saturday.