Fluffy white rice engulfed in a savory thick sauce packed with creamy beans, and salty andouille sausage. One week wasn’t nearly enough time to get our fill of this famous Southern side dish. Or a mouthwatering side of red beans & rice. Especially if it was a Mother’s Po’ Boy smothered in “debris”. There’s no shortage of restaurants in NOLA, more packed into a smaller area than a lot of cities I’ve been to, and if there was a line at the door, you knew it was worth waiting for. One of the things we enjoyed most about our trip was of course, the food. I think it it officially beat San Francisco as my favorite city in the US as I was sitting at the oldest bar in America, Lafitte’s in the French Quarter, sipping an ice cold Abita beer, and watching horse drawn carriages clop by, thinking – this is the life. With a why not attitude though, and no expectations, we packed up, headed out, and ended up having the time of our lives!įrom whooping it up on Bourbon Street with huge ass beers, to learning more about the history of the south on several plantation tours, and exploring nearly every inch of the French Quarter, Ben and I found the city, surrounding areas, and people to be simply enchanting. Once cooked, mash the beans on the side or bottom of the crockpot while stirring to thicken up the gravy.Have you ever taken a trip to a place you knew little or nothing about? Just gotten the urge to go, so you booked a ticket and went with only your bag and a vague idea as to what you were going to do when you got there?Ī couple years ago Ben and I did just that when we hopped aboard a plane and headed south to spend a week in the Big Easy – New Orleans.Īt the time neither of us knew a great deal about the city, except what we’d seen on the news during coverage of Hurricane Katrina, and our experience in the south was limited to sunny SoCal, Epcot Center, and watching Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood on repeat in college.It tastes delicious on any of these settings and the slow cooker will do it’s job even if you are not home. Set slow cooker to high for six hours or low for 8 to 10 hours, depending on your schedule.Add chopped onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, cayenne and salt Into the slow cooker.Cut the vegetables- my favorite chopper … Makes my life so much easier!.(I like to fry the ham and sausage for about five minutes for added flavor but if you’re in a rush, just add these right into the slow cooker from the package.) Cut the seasoned ham and smoked pork sausage into bite-size pieces.Add and 6 cups of water (you can soak beans overnight in the crockpot if desired).I like to add a Reynolds Slow Cooker Liner because I can throw it away when done and it makes clean up easier. Rinse red beans and add them to the slow cooker.1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (1/2 teaspoon for spicier).1/4 cup diced celery (or 1 stalk of celery).1 cup diced onion – (I use this chopper for easy dicing).
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