Red Beans and Rice Recipe

14 Responses

  1. Happy birthday Leah!!!!

  2. Becky says:

    Cool! I'm a New Orleans ex-pat, living in Oregon. I've also had to learn lots of my favorite N.O. recipes. We make red beans and rice often. My all time favorite though is crawfish etouffee, and friend okra! We love Tony's too! Wish I could get my husband to cook!

  3. jknapp00 says:

    I live in Lafayette, LA, and this looks yummy! I rarely have time to cook red beans from scratch and we have found a very good substitute is the Blue Runner Creole Style canned beans with Savoie's sausage (I cut up the sausage and brown it before I add the beans) – tastes just like Popeye's. Did you know that red beans is traditionally served on Mondays? Monday was laundry day and you could put it on to cook while you went about doing your wash and didn't have to tend to it much.

  4. AnitaS says:

    Happy Birthday Leah, have a nice day.

  5. Does the bobbin genie work with machines without a bobbin case? I have a Husqvarna Lily 550 which has a drop in bobbin. It also uses plastic bobbins. Just wondering.

    BTW, I bought some Machinger gloves after reading about them on your blog. Thanks so much I love them! I also have the older Slider. It is not the Supreme version, but works quite well.

  6. PT in SC says:

    This looks delicious and great instruction, better than the Test Kitchen. Can't wait to give it a try. And I love that black iron pot. Thanks for sharing.

  7. Kay Lynne says:

    Happy Birthday!!! The recipe sounds really good–I will have to try it out.

  8. Mary Miller says:

    Hey, Leah! I hope you are enjoying your vacation. Although, it seems like it must be a "bus driver's" holiday if Josh has you making cooking videos! I just wanted to let you know that the fusible bat arrived today. Thanks so much! I will let you know how it works out!

  9. QuiltSwissy says:

    Love the recipe, I have never used a recipe, I guess red beans and rice is just born into those of us lucky enough to be born in Louisiana! LOL

    The only thing I would add is to not salt the beans until they are cooked as salt makes them stay hard. They won't be as creamy as you may like.

    Love the DVD, by the way, it is awesome!

    glen in Baton ROuge

  10. Mary Miller says:

    @ Lynn Weathers: I have a Brother machine that also has a drop in bobbin case and plastic bobbins. It seems crazy that a little plastic doo hickey can make a difference, but it really really does! I have zero bobbin problems anymore. I bought the whole little kit that Leah sells of magic quilting gizmos, and I use every single one of them every time I sit down at my machine. They are that good!
    (This has been a public service announcement for Leah Day Quilting. HA HA!)

  11. Judy M says:

    I can't wait to try this recipe. I'd like to let it cook in the oven instead of stovetop. Any sugestions for oven temp? I guess I'd start at 350, checking and adding water as needed 'til they're done? That way I don't have to be home while it cooks in oven. I may try it with black beans, too.
    Thanks!

  12. Megan O says:

    leah, first off, happy belated birthday! secondly, i gots a question, i've been practicing free motion quilting on small scraps of batting and fabric and the top always looks wonderful but the back stitches look loose and sometimes even bird nest, what am i doing wrong?

  13. Jenny says:

    What are hamhocks?

  14. Josh Day says:

    Thanks for all the great comments!

    Jenny, a hamhock is essentially a smoked pig knuckle. Sounds awful but it's the key ingredient. You could substitute smoked ham, or simply use pickled pork, but you'd really miss out on the signature flavor.

    Judy, I'd suggest using a crockpot. I've done that before several times. Just get everything together in a stovetop pot (you need the direct heat for sauteing) and then pour into your crockpot. Cook on low all day and remember to leave it uncovered and pour in water when needed.

    I've never tried it in the oven but I don't see why it wouldn't work. It would be faster for sure.

    I've made it with black beans–very different flavor!

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