Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 1/8/2007 9:24:57 P.M. Central Standard Time, abridge@gmail.com writes: Sounds great. How do you do your red beans? Red Beans and Rice. Rinse one pound of dry Camellia brand red beans, put them under water in a pot and boil until all the skins start to shrivel. Then pour out the water, (this releases some of the less happy effects of beans.) Cover beans with two cups of chicken stock and six cups of water, add one medium yellow onion chopped. one cup of chopped celery half cup of fresh parsley One bay leaf. If dried, just leave it in. If you use a fresh leaf, take it out after about ten minutes or that's all you'll be able to taste. a couple toes of garlic. You don't have to mince it, just peel. A small smoked ham bone, or some smoked ham; also good would be any good smoked sausage. Start with a table spoon of salt. You can add more later. You don't need much because your rice should be salted. I also add a half teaspoon of cloves and a big pinch of allspice. Late in the cooking, add cumin. I think you have to be the judge of how much. It is quite aromatic, so people's tastes vary. Cook until the beans are tender, and they can be smushed against the side of the pot. Smush enough to make the stock creamy. Serve over fresh hot rice. Don't pour the rice into the bean pot and mix them up because people might think you are from Texas or something. Needs a little hot sauce to finish. Cooking Rice. Any amount. Pour rice into pan, add salt, and pour water until it is one digit of your finger over the rice. stir, and bring to a boil. stir again, and cover and drop temp to low. cook for about 15 minutes. All the water should be absorbed. Check with your spoon. If the bottom is still watery cook another five minutes. DO NOT RINSE. People might think you are from up North, like Shreveport or West Monroe, or maybe even Jackson, Mississippi. Enjoy Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane ?galit?, libert?, crawfish