Cajun red beans & rice (arrowhead)

1 Recipe

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsDried pinto beans (2 cups)
4cupsUncooked AM Rice (Medium or Long Brown)
1½cupFinely chopped celery
1½cupFinely chopped onions
1½cupFinely chopped green pepper
5Bay leaves
1teaspoonWhite pepper
¾teaspoonCayenne pepper
½teaspoonBlack pepper
1teaspoonTabasco sauce, optional (according to taste)
2teaspoonsThyme
1½teaspoonGarlic powder
1½teaspoonOregano
1½teaspoonPaprika
6ouncesTomato paste

Directions

Cover beans with water and soak overnight. Drain and rinse before cooking. Combine beans with 5 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Add another 4 cups water and add celery, onion, bell pepper, bay leaves, and remaining ingredients. Cook until beans are tender and begin breaking up. Cook rice. To serve, mound ¾ cup rice on plate and spoon generous serving of beans over the rice.

(Yield: For a Crowd)

Source: Arrowhead Mills "Variety Bean Recipes" tri-fold Reprinted by permission of Arrowhead Mills, Inc. Electronic format courtesy of: Karen Mintzias