Red beans and rice

[Polybius]

Who here enjoys it? It's a famous Louisiana dish, but this Yankee loves it! I made it last night with andouille and smoked sausage, and even a small piece of pepperoni. Pork hocks were added as well. It came out nice, but put a little too much Louisiana Hot Sauce and it wasn't quite thick enough either.

Anyway, here's a pic (not mine). Eating leftovers in a little while!

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. I love any kind of beans.

Red beans are really yummy!

[kimbutgar]

2. My Mother was from New Orleans and every Saturday made a big pot of Red Beans and Rice

She used ham hocks or ham chunks.

Growing up family and friends would drop by for a plate of them. I have friends that I knew growing up and they have also said they loved those red beans and rice. I made some back in March and froze the leftovers.

I still make her recipe but skip the green bell peppers which I used to pick out as a kid.

[jpak]

3. I worked on a Chouest ship out of Louisiana

And we had red beans and rice available every meal including midrats.

Yum!

[Bayard]

4. Oh yeah.....

Not too hot for me though (stomach can't take it anymore), and I prefer brown rice.

But that's all kinds of yum!

[brush]

5. Mmmmmmm! Looks so tasty.

[druidity33]

6. Theres a delightful song...

by Spearhead called "Red Beans and Rice"

the refrain goes...

red beans and rice
red beans and rice
i could eat a plate twice!



https://www.last.fm/music/Spearhead/_/Red%2BBeans%2B%2526%2BRice

[abqtommy]

11. I've always enjoyed the exit music in the movie Harlem Nights. It's Satchmo/Louis Armstrong

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singing about being dropped off in Harlem to enjoy "red beans and rice, very nice".

[Karadeniz]

7. Love beans and rice! When chewed together, don't they form complete protein?

[yellowdogintexas]

14. I think if you have corn bread with it you get the complete protein

Gotta have cornbread regardless

[Dave Starsky]

18. It certainly can't hurt.

Cornbread goes with literally everything.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Renaissance Man, Johnny Otis, could wax poetically about Red Beans and Rice forever

He hosted his own Red Beans & Rice R&B Music Festival in Los Angeles. Heck, he even wrote a children's cookbook titled Red Beans & Rice and Other Rock 'n' Roll Recipes.

Whenever I hear Red Beans and Rice, I think of Johnny Otis. I miss him.

[secondwind]

9. Love rice and beans, and so healthy!!!!!

[Wounded Bear]

10. Not a fan of the super hot Cajun style, but I like them...

[lillypaddle]

12. Yum

I like a little more juice with the beans, so I add more water when I cook them, letting them cook apart to thicken a bit. I make mine with ham and ham hocks and onion. Also, add a heaping tablespoon of fresh made salsa. Have you tried Texas Pete's "Hotter" Hot sauce? Spicier and not as salty as Louisiana Hot sauce. Looks good, though!

[OriginalGeek]

13. Yessir

with Andoullie sausage is my favorite but I can even go without any meat at all as long as I have some hot sauce. Louisiana, Crystal or Texas Pete will all do nicely. I like the liquid to be almost a gravy and enough to coat everything but you'd have to try pretty hard to make me mad at any bean and rice dish as long as it isn't kidney beans. Baaaaaad experience with them in my youth has stayed with me all my life and I just ain't gonna eat 'em.

[yellowdogintexas]

15. Gold Dollar was THE hot sauce at our house

at least that you could buy in a store.

Our local BBQ lady made a sauce that would stop traffic.

I love to use a ham bone that has been cut across to expose the marrow. Oh boy that is so good

[nolabear]

16. Every Monday my whole childhood.

I love me some beans and rice. It’s an art form, one of those great ones born of necessity back home. And always better the second day, with a little Slap ya Mama! 😃

[Polybius]

17. I had to order Slap Ya Mama from Amazon!

I just can't find it anywhere in NYC.