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Camellia Brand
Cooking Class: Creole Classic Red Beans and Rice
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Creole Red Beans and Rice

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Ingredients:

  • 1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Red Kidneys,rinsed and sorted
  • 1 pound andouille sausage, sliced ¼ inch thick
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup yellow onion, chopped
  • ½ cup celery, chopped
  • ½ cup green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 (32-ounce) carton low-sodium chicken broth
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • Hot cooked long-grain rice, to serve
  • Garnish: chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions:

  1. Rinse and sort beans. In a large bowl, combine beans and water to cover by 2 inches. Cover and let stand for at least 8 hours. Drain.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Place sausage on prepared pan. Bake in top third of oven until crispy and browned, about 25 minutes. Let sausage drain on paper towels.
  3. In a large enamel-coated cast-iron Dutch oven, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper; cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 3 minutes.
  4. Add broth, 4 cups water, bay leaves, salt, hot sauce, garlic paste, black pepper, red pepper, and beans. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, about 2 hours. Remove bay leaves. Remove from heat. Using an immersion blender or potato masher, blend or mash beans to desired consistency. Stir in sausage.
  5. Cook bean mixture over medium heat until heated through and slightly thickened. Serve with rice. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

Notes: Andouille sausage is an essential for New Orleans-style red beans and rice, but if it’s not in your local market, be sure to use smoked sausage.

Ingredients used in this Recipe

celery andouille sausage hot sauce Chicken Broth bay leaf yellow onion Camellia red beans red pepper