New Orleans Style Red Beans and Rice with home made Greens.

This is a recipe from Emiril’s kitchen. I made a few vegan/health alterations to it, but I’ll be trying this in the next couple of days. If you’d like to try it to and post photos of your results please do!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup of vegan sausage (brand of choice or omit from recipe)
• 1 pound dried red beans, rinsed and sorted through, soaked overnight and drained
• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 8 to 10 cups water
• Steamed rice

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large sauce panover medium-high heat. Saute the onions, bell peppers, celery, cayenne, black pepper and thyme for about 5 minutes.
2. Add the bay leaves, and vegan sausage (if you decide to use it) and saute until warmed/browned
3. Add the beans, garlic, and enough water to cover the contents in the pot.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally for about 2 hours. Add more water if the mixture becomes dry and thick.
5. Use a wooden spoon to mash about half of the mixture against the side pf the pot.
6. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1 1/2 hours, or until the mixture is creamy and the beans are soft.
7. Add more water if it becomes too thick. The mixture should be soupy but not watery. Remove the bay leaves.
8. When ready, add salt. The original recipe called for salt before hand, but I found in other places that this will make the beans crumbly, which I experienced after I followed Emiril’s advice.

Serve with rice and my own recipe of southern-style greens.

Quick and Easy Greens Recipe

• 7 stalks of Kale, Collard Green, or similar strong tasting green
• 1 tomato
• 1 or 2 cloves garlic
• 1/3 onion diced
• 1/3 green pepper
• 1/3 celery
• 1 tsp olive oil
• crushed red pepper to taste
• salt

1. Put olive oil, onion, and garlic in deep frying pan over medium heat, cook until onion is clear.
2. Place tomatoes until they have fused with the rest of the mixture.
3. Place greens in frying pan and stir until the greens are coated with the rest
4. put heat on low and place lid on sauce pan, steam and occasionally stir until greens are slightly wilted, but still firm.
5. Add salt to taste

I can’t wait to make this tomorrow. Monday is the typical day for Rice and Beans, so I’ll do my best!