RED BEANS AND RICE WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE
Ingredients
3 tablespoons bacon fat, lard, or olive oil
1 3/4 cups andouille sausage, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 celery stalks with leaves, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3 cups cooked or canned red beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup of beef stock
1 cup tomato sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon hot sauce
3 bay leaves
6 cups cooked rice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
1/4 cup scallions, sliced
PreparaLon
1. Heat roaster to 375°F degrees. Add fat or oil.
2. Add sausage and cook unAl golden, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook, sArring, unAl
soRened, 5 to 7 minutes. SAr in cumin and thyme and cook for
1 minute.
4. Add beans, stock, tomato sauce, salt, hot sauce, and bay leaves.
Bring the mixture to a boil. Immediately reduce to 300°F
degrees, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
5. Remove and discard the bay leaves.
6. Serve over the rice, topped with the scallions. Garnish with the
parsley.
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