Ingredients
1 pound Camellia Red Beans
8 cups water
2 lbs cajun andouille sausage, sliced (I use Richard’s smoked Cajun sausage, only!)
½ diced onion
½ diced green bell pepper
2 chopped celery stalks
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp chicken bouillon,
1 tsp each: paprika
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp Tony Chachere’s seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder,
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp each salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp cayenne pepper.
2 cups jasmine rice
4 cups water
1 tbsp chicken bouillon
Directions
Step 1
Add sliced sausage to large pot on medium high heat. (No need for oil or butter when the sausage contains fat in it). Cook the sausage until browned and remove, leaving the sausage fat oil in the pan.
2 lbs cajun andouille sausage, sliced (I use Richard’s smoked Cajun sausage, only!)
Step 2
To the pot, add the chopped/diced vegetables and cook down until translucent. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the sausage back to the pan and mix. Then add the drained red beans to the pot and mix all well together.
½ diced onion
½ diced green bell pepper
2 chopped celery stalks
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 pound Camellia Red Beans
Step 3
Next, add the 8 cups of water and seasonings. Stir well and allow the beans to cook on a rolling boil for 20-30 minutes, stirring continuously.
8 cups water
1 tbsp chicken bouillon,
1 tsp each: paprika
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp Tony Chachere’s seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder,
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp each salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp cayenne pepper.
Step 4
Cover the pot, and lower the beans to low heat and cook up to 2 hours or when the beans are thick.
Step 5
Mid process: using a spoon, smash some beans in the pot. That will make the beans thicker).
Step 6
Serve hot with rice and garnish with parsley.
Step 7
While the beans are cooking, make the rice:
Step 8
In a medium pot, add 2 Tbsp olive oil on medium-high heat.
Step 9
Add the 2 cups of rice and mix. When the rice starts to become slightly toasted and hot, add the 4 cups of water and chicken bouillon and salt.
2 cups jasmine rice
4 cups water
1 tbsp chicken bouillon
Step 10
Stir and allow to come to a rolling boil. Once at a rolling boil, cover with the lid and turn to low heat. Cook for 20-25 minutes. Do not take off the top while the rice is cooking.
Step 11
Once it is cooked, remove from heat and using a fork, fluff the rice.
