Title: Red Beans & Rice
Categories: None
Yield: 1 servings
1 c Rice
2 c Water
1 pk Sausage
1 Onion; chopped
1 Green pepper; chopped
1 Clove garlic; smashed
2 cn (15 oz) beans; drained
1 cn (15 oz) diced tomatoes; not
-drained
1 ts Salt
1 ts Black pepper
1 ts Oregano
Rice:
Heat 2 cups of water to a boil in a pot with a lid.
Meanwhile, rinse your rice in a container with a fine seive to clean
it.
When water boils, add rice to container. Add a dash of salt and a
small amount of butter for flavor. Give the butter 30 seconds to melt
into the water, then stir briefly to mix. Close the lid on the pot
and lower the heat to the point where the rice-water is at a low
simmer. Do not remove the lid again for 18 minutes (set a timer).
When timer ends, remove pot from heat and allow it to sit, closed for
another 2-3 minutes to settle. Open lid and use a large spoon to pour
rice into a serving bowl.
While the rice cooks:
Brown sausage for 5 minutes, then add pepper. Cook for additional 3
minutes, then add onion & garlic. Cook everything until soft (another
2-3 minutes).
Pour in beans and tomatoes. Cook additional 20 minutes to soak in
flavor, stirring regularly. Add seasonings toward the end of the
cooking time.
Pour everything over the rice in the serving bowl and mix well.
Add extra salt, garlic powder, or red pepper flakes as desired to
bowls.
