Creole Sausage And Rice Pie With Red Bean Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Soak kidney beans overnight.
• Pour out water and add 3 quarts fresh water.
• Chop onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic.
• Add to beans.
• Add salt, pepper and Creole seasoning.
• Cover and cook on low heat 4 hours.
• Cut smoked sausage in 1 1/2-inch rounds.
• Add to beans and cook 45 minutes.
• Stir beans occasionally while cooking.
• Rice: Bring 2 cups water and 1 tablespoon margarine to boil.
• Add 1 cup rice; cover and simmer on low until water steams away.
• Serve Red Beans over hot, steaming rice.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium high heat. Add the ham hock, onions, celery, and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bay leaves, thyme, and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the beans and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so that the beans just simmer and cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the skin on the beans is tender and the beans begin to soften, about 2 hours. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add the sausage and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are soft and creamy, about 1 hour longer*. (If desired, the ham hock can be removed at this point and either discarded or, when cool enough to handle, the meat can be removed from the bone and returned to the beans and the bone and skin discarded.) Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs and serve the beans and sausage over hot white rice.
• Pass the hot sauce at the table for guests to use at their own discretion.

Steps:

• Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Rinse beans, and transfer to a large pot with 6 cups water. Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice.

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat rice and sauce mix, water and sausage to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender.
• Stir in beans; heat 1 minute. Let stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice. Garnish with onion.

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, mix rice and water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in salsa, sausage, peas and corn. Cook uncovered 10 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until corn is tender and mixture is thoroughly heated.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, add sausage and 1/2 cup water.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
• Drain sausage.
• Continue cooking sausage, uncovered, until browned.
• Add onions, green peppers and garlic.
• Cook until vegetables are tender but not brown.
• Stir in beans, tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water, sugar, crumbled bay leaves and hot pepper sauce.
• Bring sausage/bean mixture to a boil.
• Pour sausage/bean mixture into a large ovenproof casserole dish.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 45 minutes.
• Can be served over rice.

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup water, rice, 1 tablespoon thyme and cayenne in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring just to boil. Cover pan, reduce heat to low and cook until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer rice to large bowl. Add beans, bell pepper, tomatoes, dressing and remaining 2 tablespoons thyme; toss to combine. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, sweet peppers and garlic in oil over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Stir in the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, lemon juice and seasonings. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes., Add okra; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 7 minutes or just until okra is tender. Serve with rice if desired.