Red Beans Cajun Style
Servings: 0
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.