Authentic Slow Cooker Louisiana Red Beans & Rice with Sausage
I have been looking for a good red beans and rice recipe, I made this on 2 Mar 2018 and it is delicious! I am very impressed with this dish. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 250 grams dry red beans, soaked overnight, (1/2 lb)
- 4-6 cups water
- 4 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
- 500 grams smoked sausage, sliced 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick slices, (1 lb)
- 2 cups ham, diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 fresh Jalapeno pepper, chopped, optional
- 8 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning, OR make from a shortcut, divided
- black pepper, to taste
- cooked rice, for serving
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a non stick pan, when melted and hot, add the onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery, and jalapeno pepper (if using) and cook and stir for a few minutes, you are not trying to brown them, just heating them all through, remove from heat and pour it all, butter and all, into your slow cooker, there, you just made a mirepoix :)
- Drain and rinse the beans, add to the slow cooker, then add diced ham, sliced sausage, bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon of Creole seasoning.
- Here I added the mirepoix after I added beans, ham, and sausage. The order in which you add it does not matter at all.
- Add the stock and 4 cups of water, add more water as needed to make sure everything is covered by the liquid, also take into account the beans will expand some during cooking so do not overfill the slow cooker. Stir to mix everything together.
- Cover and set to Low setting and cook for 8 to 10 hours for the consistency of beans you prefer.
- Remove the bay leaves, stir in the remaining Creole seasoning, serve over cooked rice.
Notes
I will say Low cost for now based on 8 servings and using homemade sausage (which I will be doing). I did buy some ham to dice up just for this but forgot the price. I will price this when I get accurate numbers.
Shortcut: Creole Seasoning Mix.
Variants: 1. Use a ham hock in place of the diced ham. 2. Sausage can be Andouille, smoked sausage, kielbasa, or any sausage you prefer. 3. For creamier beans, tilt the lid on the slow cooker for the last 1-2 hours. 3. Use Cajun seasoning instead of Creole, they are nearly the same.
Provided by Slow Cooker Kitchen and the link to this recipe is here.
United States.
United States.