SPICY RED BEANS WITH CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE
This recipe came to The Times in a 2012 article about cooking in a bean hole, a classic method of outdoor cooking popular in Maine. Here's how it works: Dig a hole big enough for the pot you're planning to cook in, then build a fire of hardwood logs in it. Drop a dozen or so rocks into the fire once it's started. When the wood has burned down to embers, remove the rocks using barbecue gloves, put your pot of presoaked beans into the embers, drop the rocks around and on top of the pot, cover everything with dirt and walk away. Come back in about eight hours, and your beans should be ready. Not in the mood to dig a hole in your backyard? No worries. These spicy New Orleans-style red beans with chicken and andouille sausage can just as easily be made in your oven. The slightly sweet creaminess of the beans and the richness of the chicken temper the sharp heat of the andouille sausage and red pepper flakes. Serve over a pile of snowy white rice alongside an ice-cold beer.
Provided by John Willoughby
Categories dinner, project, main course
Time 3h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Drain and rinse the soaked beans and heat the oven to 350.
- Heat the oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot over medium-high until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken thighs and brown well, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the thighs, add the sausage to pot and brown well, another 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the sausage. Add the onion, bell pepper and celery and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and sauté, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Add back the thighs and sausage along with the beans, filé powder if using, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and enough water to cover. Stir well and bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Cover and transfer the pot to the oven and bake until the beans are tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours, checking every half-hour or so after the first hour and adding water as needed if all the liquid has been absorbed.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 862, UnsaturatedFat 30 grams, Carbohydrate 52 grams, Fat 49 grams, Fiber 20 grams, Protein 52 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 840 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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Scott Jordan
[email protected]I made this recipe in my slow cooker and it turned out great! The chicken and sausage were fall-apart tender and the beans were perfectly cooked. I served it with cornbread and it was a delicious meal.
Mike Raymond
[email protected]This recipe was a little too spicy for me, but my husband loved it! He said it was the best chili he's ever had. I'll definitely be making it again, but I'll use less cayenne pepper next time.
Amarachi Nnadi
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of spicy food, but this recipe was surprisingly mild. The beans were creamy and flavorful, and the chicken and sausage were cooked perfectly. I would definitely make this again.
diya Rana
[email protected]This is my new favorite chili recipe! The combination of chicken, sausage, and beans is perfect. I also love the addition of the peppers and spices. It gives the chili a really nice depth of flavor.
Amanda Panda
[email protected]I made this recipe for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the flavor of the beans and the chicken and sausage. I will definitely be making this again.
Shabir Stanikzai
[email protected]I'm a vegetarian, so I made this recipe without the chicken and sausage. It was still delicious! The beans were creamy and flavorful, and the peppers and spices gave it a really nice depth of flavor.
agrim muskan
[email protected]I made this recipe in my slow cooker and it turned out great! The chicken and sausage were fall-apart tender and the beans were perfectly cooked. I served it with cornbread and it was a delicious meal.
Rene Calits
[email protected]This recipe was a little too spicy for me, but my husband loved it! He said it was the best chili he's ever had. I'll definitely be making it again, but I'll use less cayenne pepper next time.
Md Taiful
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of spicy food, but this recipe was surprisingly mild. The beans were creamy and flavorful, and the chicken and sausage were cooked perfectly. I would definitely make this again.
Kakyo Jessica
[email protected]This is my new favorite chili recipe! The combination of chicken, sausage, and beans is perfect. I also love the addition of the peppers and spices. It gives the chili a really nice depth of flavor.
Sadidul Islam
[email protected]I made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved the flavor of the beans and the chicken and sausage. I will definitely be making this again.
Md NurAlom
[email protected]This recipe was a hit with my family! The chicken and andouille sausage were cooked to perfection, and the spicy red beans had just the right amount of heat. I will definitely be making this again.