New Orleans-style Red Beans

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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
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Red Beans Cajun Style

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican, Southern

Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked kidney beans 2 cans, drained and rinsed or 1 cup dry
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon thyme dried
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke

Instructions

  • If you are using dry beans, soak overnight.
  • Sauté the onion, bell pepper, and celery until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook one more minute; do not brown.
  • Stir in parsley, hot sauce, thyme, paprika, and salt. Cook one minute.
  • **Add kidney beans and vegetable broth and simmer for 10-20 minutes. ( If you are cooking dry beans soaked overnight, drain them, add an additional 2 cups of water and simmer for 90 minutes. Or, pressure cook in an instant pot for 8 minutes then add with the broth.)
  • Add liquid smoke. Scoop out about a half cup of the beans and blend until smooth, add back in, for a creamy texture.
  • Serve over rice or grits.