I learned to make this back home in ALABAMA !! Everybody makes theirs different. The Ham and Butter make the flavor in this recipe ???❤️❤️
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 1 lb dry small red beans (not kidney)
- 1 lb smoked sausage
- 1 lb smoked ham
- 2 green bell peppers
- 1 large onion
- 4 stalks celery
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 stick butter
- 3 chicken bouillon cubes
- Water
- 1 Tblsp garlic powder
- 1 Tblsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 tsp thyme
- 4 bay leaves
- Few dashes of Worcestershire
- Pinch sugar
- Cooked rice (your choice)
Steps
Sort out and soak the red beans the night before
Cut up all your meats and veggies and start browning the sausage in a pot with just a bit of olive oil
Add the peppers, celery, onion and garlic on top of the sausage and stir to combine. Next add the stick of butter and stir till melted
Add the ham and keep stirring
Add enough water just to cover everything and bring to a boil
Then add the garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, thyme, 4 bay leaves, pinch of sugar and Worcestershire
Cook for 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours on LO barely a simmer stirring occasionally and mashing some beans on the side of the pot for more creaminess (do this towards the end)
Serve over rice ??? this time I used yellow rice but use any kind you like
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