Рецепт New Orleans red beans and rice
My friend Ellen call this her dad's "ancestral" recipe. Ellen's father, who passed away suddenly a few years ago, grew up in the tight-knit Jewish community in New Orleans. Ellen remembers making this with him a few times when she was little.
Long, slow cooking transforms these simple ingredients into a comforting bowl of winter goodness. Don't skimp on the Tabasco unless you absolutely have to - it makes the dish.
New Orleans red beans and rice
by Erika Kerekes December-4-2013
Long, slow cooking transforms a few simple ingredients into a steaming bowl of comfort food. Serve these southern-style red beans over plain white rice if you want to be perfectly authentic.
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried red kidney beans
- 3 quarts water
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 rib celery, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pound ham hock, beef stew meat, or beef brisket
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes or ground New Mexico chiles
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 3 Tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt (start with 1/2 teaspoon and add gradually until the beans are seasoned to your taste)
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) butter
Instructions
To a large pot add the beans, water, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaves, meat, ground black pepper, red pepper flakes, Tabasco, and vinegar. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer uncovered 3 to 4 hours, until the beans are soft.Add salt and butter. (Do not add the salt earlier as it will toughen the beans.)Serve hot over plain white rice. Note: The beans should have a soupy consistency; if they start to seem dry, add more water.
Details
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 4 hour Total time: 4 hour 10 mins Yield: 8-10 servings