Clean Red Beans
The same southern comfort goodness with a distinctly homemade flair, lightened up!
Equipment
- Slow cooker, Chef's knife, Cutting board, Pot or rice cooker, Immersion blender or potato masher, Tall bowl
Ingredients
- 1 lb dry red beans rinsed thoroughly
- 1 lb chicken sausage cut into thin slices,
- 1/2 large onion diced
- 5 celery stalks chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp salt more to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 2 leaves bay
- 7 cups water
- 10 cups cooked rice approximately 3 cups dry
- A couple drops of hot sauce on top optional
Instructions
- Rinse the red beans thoroughly and drain.
- Add all the ingredients (with the exception of the rice) to the slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 6 hours or 9-10 hours on low. My slow cooker gets incredibly hot and I have found it only takes about 8 hours for us. Make sure to check around the 8 hour mark
- When there is one hour remaining, ladle 4-5 spoonfuls of beans (try not to get any sausage) into a tall bowl and blend with immersion blender for 30 seconds. You may use potato masher if needed. Add back to slow cooker and continue to cook for the remaining hour.
- Set the rice to cook at this time according to package directions.
- Serve with 1 cup rice in each serving with a small dab of hot sauce on top for the parents!