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Viewed: 18 - Published at: 4 years agoIngredients
- 1 lb of dry red beans
- 6 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 1 large onion
- 1 bell pepper
- 2 -3 tablespoons chopped garlic
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
- 3 teaspoons of kitchen bouquet seasoning (optional)
- 5 tablespoons butter
- salt or pepper
- 6 -10 cups water
Method
- soak beans over night or with the quick soak method.
- Cook onion and bell pepper in bacon drippings for 3-4 minutes over med-high heat.
- Add garlic cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add beans and turn to coat in mixture.
- Add all the other ingredients and 6 of the 10 cups of water.
- Bring to boil and turn down to a simmer.
- Cook for about 2.5 to 3 hours adding water as you need to.
- You want to have a thick gravy consistancy so dont add alot of water.
- Keep you eye on it and stir about every 15 minutes or so.
- Stir more as the water cooks down to prevent sticking.
- Once beans are as tender as you like and the water has cooked down to a thickness you like, take out the bay leafs and smash some of the beans to make it very creamy.
- I used my immersion blender.
- If the beans are to thick you can thin out by adding more water to your liking.sometimes you may need to do that when you re-heat them.
- i add another 2-3 TBS of butter to the finished beans with extra salt and pepper as needed.
- Also add hot sauce if you like it spicy!
- serve in a bowl with hot butter rice seasoned with salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder.
