Red beans and rice with smoked sausage

Name: Red beans and rice with smoked sausage
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cup diced celery; Cup diced yellow onion; Cup diced green pepper; 4 large garlic minced; Whole pack Cajun/smoked sausage sliced; 32 oz chicken stock; 4 Bay leaves; 2 1/2 tbsp Cajun seasoning; 4 tbsp butter; 2 cans red beans drained; 6 tbsp flour; Hot sauce to taste (I prefer crystal or zatarains)

Chef Bryce @ChefBryce

To make a chili version just use red, green an yellow bell as well as a med poblano

Chef Bryce @ChefBryce

To make a chili version just use red, green an yellow bell as well as a med poblano

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Ingredients

6 servings

Cupdiced celery
Cupdiced yellow onion
Cupdiced green pepper
4large garlic minced
Whole pack Cajun/smoked sausage sliced
32 ozchicken stock
4Bay leaves
2 1/2 tbspCajun seasoning
4 tbspbutter
2 cansred beans drained
6 tbspflour
Hot sauce to taste (I prefer crystal or zatarains)

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Steps

1

Add 4 tbsp butter and a glob of oil. Add veggies and sweat down until really soft, remove and set aside.
2

Wipe pot down and add 2 tbsp of oil and sear sliced sausage until rendered then remove with slotted spoon and retain oil in the pan
3

Add 4 tbsp butter to the pot and simmer lightly. Slowly add flour 1 tbsp at a time and make a dark chocolate roux. This method takes time and constant attention and whisking. If it starts to smell like slightly burned popcorn it's fine but if you have ever burned a roux then you will know it's time to start over.
4

Add veggies and simmer until slightly thickened(5 to 10 minutes)
5

Add chicken stock and stir until incorporated and then add sausage, beans, Cajun seasoning, bay leaves and bring to a simmer
6

Simmer low covered but cracked, for about an hour and then check for seasonings, salt to taste but I only did a few grinds of salt (add 2 to 3 tbsp of hot sauce at this time)
7

Lightly smash some beans and low simmer for another 15 minutes and serve.
8

Serve with rice and top with green onions and crusty bread on the side