Best Royal Street Red Beans Recipes

ROYAL STREET RED BEANS

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• Directions: Add all ingredients except for green onions and hot sauce to the slow cooker and stir. Cook on low heat for 8 hours. Before serving, remove bay leaves and garnish with green onions. Season with hot sauce or a splash of seasoned vinegar, if desired. Serve over fluffy white rice. From In a While, Crocodile: New Orleans Slow Cooker Recipes by Patrice Keller Kononchek and Lauren Malone Keller, photographs by Michael Palumbo. © 2014 Patrice Keller Kononchek and Lauren Malone Keller, used by permission of the publisher, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

AMERICAN-STYLE RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine olive oil, kidney beans, tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water, oregano, basil, thyme, salt, pepper and 2 teaspoons adobo. Simmer on low heat.
• Meanwhile, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked and all liquid is absorbed. Stir in remaining 3 teaspoons adobo. Serve beans over the rice.