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Red Beans and Rice
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| 1 pound | dry red kidney beans, (if you’re in Louisiana, only Camellia brand will do) |
| 4 cloves | garlic |
| 1 | very large onion, (about 2 cups chopped) |
| 4 ribs | celery |
| 1 large | bell pepper, (about 1 1/2 cups chopped) |
| 3 | bay leaves |
| 2 teaspoons | thyme |
| 1 teaspoon | oregano |
| 1/4-1 teaspoon | red pepper |
| 1/2 teaspoon | freshly ground black pepper |
| 1-2 teaspoons | chopped chipotle pepper, in adobo , or another teaspoon of liquid smoke |
| 1/2-1 tablespoon | Tabasco sauce |
| 1 teaspoon | Liquid Smoke |
| salt, to taste | |
| cooked rice, to serve |
Start off lightly with the red and black pepper and Tabasco sauce; you can always add more at the end.
Cover the beans with water 2 inches over beans and soak overnight. Or, bring beans to a boil for one minute, remove from heat, and soak for at least an hour. Drain beans and rinse.
Put the beans back in the pot and cover them with water 2 inches above level of beans. Put over high heat to begin cooking while you prepare the other ingredients.
You’re going to want to chop the garlic, onion, celery, and bell pepper very finely, and the fastest and best way to do this is in a food processor. I throw the 4 peeled cloves of garlic in first, and then add the onion, quartered, and pulse until finely chopped. Add this to the pot on the stove, and then do the same thing with the celery and bell peppers, adding each to the beans. Add the remaining ingredients, except the salt and the rice.
When the beans reach a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring every now and then, until they are completely tender and falling apart. This can take anywhere from 2 to 3 hours, depending upon the age of your beans. (Add more water as necessary to keep them hydrated.) When they are completely tender, add the salt to taste, and check the seasonings. Add any additional spices you want, and cook for at least 10 more minutes, until sauce is thick and beans are disintegrating. Remove the bay leaves, and serve over rice.
Notes
If your beans are old, they may never disintegrate, or at least not in time for dinner. What you have to do is take out a bunch of them, mash them up well, and add them back into the pot (or use a hand blender right in the pot). Then proceed as though they had fallen apart on their own. I won’t tell anyone if you don’t!
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