**Red Beans and Rice with Ham and Chorizo: A Flavorful and Comforting Southern Classic**
Red beans and rice is a hearty and flavorful dish that has been a staple of Southern cuisine for centuries. It is traditionally made with red beans, ham, and the "holy trinity" of Cajun and Creole cooking: onions, celery, and bell peppers. This recipe takes the classic dish to the next level by adding smoky chorizo sausage, which infuses the beans with an extra layer of savory goodness. The result is a rich and satisfying dish that is perfect for a cold winter day or a casual weeknight meal. Serve it with a side of cornbread or crusty French bread for a complete and comforting meal.
**Other recipes included in the article:**
* **Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice:** This recipe uses the convenience of an Instant Pot to make red beans and rice in a fraction of the time. It's perfect for busy weeknights or when you're short on time.
* **Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice:** This recipe is perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Simply throw all of the ingredients in your slow cooker and let it do the work. You'll have a delicious and hearty meal waiting for you when you get home from work or errands.
* **Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice:** This recipe is a meatless twist on the classic dish. It uses black beans and a variety of vegetables instead of ham and chorizo. It's a healthy and flavorful option that is perfect for vegetarians and vegans.
* **Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage:** This recipe uses andouille sausage instead of ham and chorizo. Andouille sausage is a spicy smoked sausage that adds a delicious Cajun flavor to the dish.
* **Red Beans and Rice with Chicken:** This recipe uses chicken instead of ham and chorizo. Chicken is a lean and healthy protein that makes this dish a good choice for those who are watching their weight.
CLASSIC RED BEANS AND RICE WITH CHORIZO
Steps:
- Soak beans overnight in about 8 cups of water and 1 tablespoon sea salt.
- In the morning, drain the beans and rinse with fresh water.
- Line your slow cooker with a liner, and add the soaked beans and 4-6 cups of water. Add the bay leaves and garlic, and cook on high for 8 hours.
- When you get home from work, heat 1½ tablespoons olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion for about 5-6 minutes. When it is translucent, add the red bell pepper, sauté for about 3-4 minutes, and then add the skillet contents to the slow cooker.
- Sauté the chorizo in 1½ tablespoons olive oil for 4-5 minutes and remove from skillet.
- In the same skillet you used to cook the chorizo, sauté the bacon strips briefly, and then add them and the chorizo to the slow cooker. Cook on high for at least another hour while you make your brown rice.
- About 5 minutes before serving, dice the avocado, and douse with lime juice and a little sea salt.
- When the rice is done, put it around the edge of a pretty soup bowl and put the red beans and chorizo in the center. Top with the diced avocado.
AUTHENTIC LOUISIANA RED BEANS AND RICE
Authentic Cajun flavor! I grew up in Louisiana and love red beans and rice; these are just like I remember. Serve with Tabasco sauce for a little kick. My family loved to splash a little cider vinegar in each bowl.
Provided by MIAMI BEACH
Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Beans and Rice Recipes
Time 11h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Rinse beans, and transfer to a large pot with 6 cups water. Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
- Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.4 calories, Carbohydrate 79.1 g, Cholesterol 32.9 mg, Fat 24.2 g, Fiber 10.1 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 603.9 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
AUTHENTIC NEW ORLEANS RED BEANS AND RICE
Just like mom makes. I recommend cooking the day before you want to eat it. It is a time-consuming recipe and the taste gets even better after 24 hours in the refrigerator. For extra spice, add a splash of hot sauce.
Provided by Matt
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 5h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Melt shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and bell pepper in hot shortening until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Combine water, red beans, and ham hock in a large pot; bring to a boil. Stir onion mixture into the water; add smoked sausage and celery to the boiling water; return to a boil. Stir bay leaves, Creole seasoning, thyme, and sage into the boiling water. Reduce heat to low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer until the beans are tender, about 5 hours.
- Remove and discard ham hock and bay leaves; stir in hot pepper sauce and serve over white rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.1 calories, Carbohydrate 44.1 g, Cholesterol 44.5 mg, Fat 20.5 g, Fiber 12.1 g, Protein 25.9 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 861.3 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
CHORIZO RED BEANS AND RICE
Red Beans and Rice with Chorizo and Bell Pepper Saute is perfect fall Tex-Mex inspired comfort food that's still on the light side!
Provided by By: Carol | From A Chef's Kitchen
Categories Beef
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the fresh chorizo links, reduce heat to medium and brown well on all sides. (Will not be completely cooked through at this point.) Transfer to a cutting board to cool. When the chorizo is cool enough to handle, slice lengthwise, then slice into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Meanwhile, add onion and Ancho pepper to the pan. Cook 4-5 minutes on medium-low or until beginning to soften. Add the garlic, chili powder, coriander, cumin, oregano and bay leaf and cook briefly, approximately 15 seconds.
- Add the tomatoes, chicken broth, chorizo and beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 12-15 minutes or until thickened and chorizo is thoroughly cooked through. Remove bay leaf.
- Season to taste with salt, black pepper and hot sauce. Serve with brown rice and sauteed peppers.
- Heat canola oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers and garlic and cook 3-4 minutes or to desired doneness. Add lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Serve atop beans and rice.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1, Calories 399 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 33 mg, Sodium 730 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 9 g
PUERTO RICAN RED BEANS AND RICE
When we lived in Puerto Rico, this was a favorite meal. We're back in the States now, but when I make Red Beans and Rice it transports me back to La Isla Del Encanto! It can be eaten as a meal itself or with a simple salad.
Provided by truebrit
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Over medium heat, heat oil in a large saucepan.
- Add ham, chorizo, onion and green pepper, garlic and cumin.
- Sauté until vegetables are tender.
- Add beans, tomato sauce and Tabasco sauce.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add in remaining ingredients and 4 cups water.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender.
RED BEANS AND RICE WITH HAM AND CHORIZO
cuban style red beans made in a crock pot. the longer you cook it the better. I dont add salt as the ham and chorizo add plenty,but if you like alot of salt,,, wait til the end of cooking and taste to see if it needs more.
Provided by jamiej
Categories Ham
Time 6h15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- remove casing from chorizo and cook in frying pan, breaking it up.drain, and add to crock pot along with everything else. cook on low for at least 6 hours( the longer the better).add spices to taste.
- before serving if used a ham hock take out and pull meat off bone and add back to pot, discarding the bone.
- serve over rice or makes great burritos.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 964.3, Fat 49.9, SaturatedFat 18.2, Cholesterol 151.1, Sodium 3440.7, Carbohydrate 58.8, Fiber 15.6, Sugar 6, Protein 69.8
RED BEANS AND RICE WITH CHORIZO
Serve this with hot sauce on the side and let everyone spice it up to their liking. Make this recipe vegetarian by omitting the bacon and sausage, or substituting vegetarian bacon and sausage.
Time 40m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium pot over medium-high heat, add the bacon and cook until it begins to crisp around the edges, about 6 minutes.
- Add the onion, celery, pepper and garlic and cook until vegetables are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Add beans and chorizo, reduce heat, cover and simmer to blend flavors, about 25 minutes.
- Heat rice according to package directions.
- Ladle beans over rice and garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1050 calories, Fat 31 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Cholesterol 70 milligrams, Sodium 1360 milligrams, Carbohydrate 150 grams, Protein 38 grams
HAM, RED BEANS AND RICE
Adding ham to the classic dish of red beans and rice was an experiment which turned out wonderful. The spices are great!-Vanita Davis, Camden, Arkansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In large saucepan, combine all ingredients except rice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 947mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
RED BEANS AND RICE
"I'm originally from Honduras, where beans are served in different variations for breakfast, lunch and dinner," relates Carin Perkins of Waukesha, Wisconsin. "This bean and rice dish has been enjoyed by my family for generations. It's not spicy but gets nice flavor from the cilantro and cumin.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Add cilantro; cook and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in the beans, salt, cumin and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts :
RED BEANS AND RICE
Garlic bread is perfect on the side. You can find Creole or Cajun seasoning in the spice section of most supermarkets.
Provided by Sandi Nelson
Categories Bean Pork Rice Side Kid-Friendly Low/No Sugar Mardi Gras Sausage Winter Bon Appétit Michigan Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Small Plates
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage, onion and garlic and sauté until onion is brown, about 15 minutes. Mix in kidney beans with their juices, broth and Creole seasoning. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until flavors are blended and mixture is very thick, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.
- Divide cooked rice among large shallow soup bowls. Spoon bean mixture over rice and serve.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the dish will taste. Use fresh vegetables, high-quality meat, and flavorful spices.
- Soak the beans overnight: Soaking the beans overnight helps to soften them and reduce the cooking time. If you don't have time to soak the beans overnight, you can quick-soak them by boiling them for 1 minute, then removing them from the heat and letting them sit for 1 hour.
- Use a variety of spices: Red beans and rice is a versatile dish that can be seasoned with a variety of spices. Some popular spices include paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
- Don't overcook the rice: Rice should be cooked until it is tender but still has a slight bite to it. If you overcook the rice, it will become mushy.
- Serve with your favorite toppings: Red beans and rice is a delicious dish on its own, but it can also be served with a variety of toppings, such as sour cream, salsa, guacamole, or shredded cheese.
Conclusion:
Red beans and rice is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a flavorful and satisfying meal that the whole family will enjoy.
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