Red Beans & Rice

Contributed byJohn Brooks-Barr
Red beans and rice in a white bowl, topped with diced tomatoes and green onions.

Ingredients

  • 2 cup dry kidney beans
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion (large, chopped)
  • 4 clove garlic (minced)
  • 2 celery ribs (chopped)
  • 1 carrot (chopped)
  • 1 green bell pepper (seeded, chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 can tomato paste (6-oz.)
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • Tabasco sauce (several drops)
  • 1 celery rib (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped)
  • 4 green onions (chopped)
  • 4 cup cooked rice
  • 2 tomatoes (large, seeded and chopped)
  • 4 green onions (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon parsley (fresh, chopped)
  • 1/2 poblano pepper (or any other long mild pepper)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
  • Tabasco (few drops)
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours

Instructions

Soak the beans overnight in a large pot with 5 quarts water. Drain, rinse and return to the pot with 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, skimming the foam, while you prepare the vegetables. Heat the oil in a large skillet and sauté the onion, garlic, celery, carrot and green pepper until wilted, about 5 minutes. Add the vegetables to the beans, along with the seasonings, tomato paste and wine and continue simmering, stirring occasionally. After about 30 minutes, taste the sauce. Add Tabasco to taste and adjust the other seasonings. Cook the beans until tender, a total of about 1 1/2 hours. In the meantime, combine the 2 tomatoes, 4 green onions, parsley, poblano  pepper, 1 T olive oil, 1 T wine vinegar, and Tabasco to taste in a bowl to make the salsa, allowing the flavors to blend for about an hour. Taste and add more Tabasco, if needed. Just before serving, stir the  remaining chopped celery, green pepper and green onions into the bean mixture. Serve the beans over the rice, then top with salsa.

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