Grammy's Kitchen · Red Beans and Rice · Louisiana Red Beans and Rice
One of 31 red beans and rice recipes we measured
from downshiftology.com
It ranks #4 of 31 for moistness among the red beans and rice recipes we compared. 20 cooks on downshiftology.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 31.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 222% | 162% |
| fat | 4% | 2% |
| protein add | 140% | 133% |
| vegetables and beans | 31% | 23% |
| aromatics | 71% | 21% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound dried red kidney beans |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil |
| 454 g | 1 pound Andouille sausage (sliced) |
| 80 g | 2 celery ribs (diced) |
| 150 g | 1 large yellow onion (diced) |
| 120 g | 1 green bell pepper (diced) |
| 12 g | 4 garlic cloves (minced) |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried thyme |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 1440 g | 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth |
| 300 g | 2 green onions (sliced, plus more for garnish) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (plus more for garnish) |
| 648 g | 3 to 4 cups cooked long grain white rice (for serving) |
Method: 6 steps, published by downshiftology.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I did the canned beans version and it is quickly becoming a weekly thing for us. We add a little kombu and remove it when we remove the bay leaf for even more help breaking down intensity of the beans on our guts. We also serve some yellow mustard as an optio” — a cook, 5.0★
“I tried this last week. I thought my husband would like it, but was surprised to find that I did too! It was delicious. It takes a bit of planning to soak the beans the night before, but I put it in my calendar and did it. It turned out perfectly! We love your” — a cook, 5.0★