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Red Beans and Rice

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Course Main Course
Cuisine Cajun
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Duck fat
  • 2 tbsp Creole Seasoning
  • 1 cup Onion chopped
  • ½ cup Red bell pepper chopped
  • ¼ cup Celery chopped
  • 1 cup Andouille sausage cubed
  • ½ lb Small red beans soaked overnight or for at least a few hours
  • 1 tbsp Garlic minced
  • 1 Smoked ham hock
  • 3½ cups Chicken stock
  • 3 Bay leaves
  • 1 bundle Thyme
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp Crystal hot sauce
  • ½ cup Tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp Italian parsley finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Green onions thinly sliced on the bias
  • ½ recipe Creole Boiled Rice

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the Holy Trinity (Onions, Celery, Bell Pepper). Drain the beans.
  • Melt the duck fat over medium heat.
  • Add 1/2 of the Holy Trinity, 1 Tbsp of the Creole Seasoning and the Andouille, turn the heat to medium high. Cook this for about 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the vegetables start to get some color.
  • Add the beans and cook stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the Chicken Stock or Water, Garlic, Bay Leaves, Thyme, Ham hock the remaining Trinity and Creole Seasoning. Bring this to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Let this simmer for 2- 2 1/2 Hours. The first hour is low maintenance; an occasional stir and making sure the beans are covered with liquid. The second hour, you want to check back a little more often, the beans will really start to absorb some liquid and you don't want them to stick.
  • Remove the Ham hock, trim away any meat and add it back to the pot.
  • After the beans have cooked for two hours, add the Tomato Sauce, the Parsley and 1/2 of the Green Onions. Make your Rice. Cook the beans for another half hour.

Notes

To Serve: Remove the Bay Leaves. Mound a half cup of Rice each, onto two serving plates, Cover with a generous helping of the Red Beans, Garnish with the remaining Green Onions. Make sure their is a bottle of hot sauce on the table. Perfect compliments to this meal are a simple vinaigrette salad, a side of Chaurice, Good Crusty French Bread, and your favorite Ice Cold Beer.