Need the red beans / rice / gumbo recipe. Badly. Pics always look fantastic.
I actually turned down ribs the second day in lieu of the red beans......
I smoke the veg first. 2 onions diced, 2 bell peppers diced, and 6 toes of garlic. All of them get rubbed with veg oil and rub and go in the smoker for an hour or more until they just start getting a bit soft really...don't want to overcook here.
Soak two pounds of dried red kidney beans for at least 12 hours. 6 times the water to level of beans. The I add two IPA's....Nola Hopitoulas is current one
the beer / hops/ something works here....trick i learned from a buddy with "the best in town"
Drain off that water the next morning.
Cook 1/2# chopped up bacon ...don't fully cook and don't let it burn. Add a little veg oil here to keep things from sticking.
Add the onions, peppers, chopped up garlic, and a cup of diced raw celery.
(spice measurements are pure guesses...I make 10# batches and don't measure a thing...all by site...so forgive if this is way off)
Add a half cup of hot sauce...crystal.
2 table spoons of kosher salt
2 table spoons of black pepper
2 table spoons of rub....(ah...my rub....you could use something like zatarains or tony chacheries but 86 your own salt and pepper....or just order some of mine
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bay leaf or two
Mix all around with veg and cook for a minute or two.
Add meat. I used a bunch of leftover brisket and sausage in that batch y'all had in Memphis.
Add beans
Cover with water and bring to boil. Add another 25% of water above the beans. And when I say water, I really mean 1/2 of it is my pork stock. STOCK MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR OWN.
Boil until beans are starting to fall apart...but not completely. You may have to add some stock/water as you boil them down.
Make sense?
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