Slow Cooker Red Beans

Name: Slow Cooker Red Beans
Total time: 30600 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 bags (16 oz) each) red beans; 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce; 3 tbsp garlic salt; to taste Cajun seasoning; 1 onion; 1 pkg smoked sausage; 16 oz Salt pork (or hamhocks & or pig tails) for seasoning - approx

Just Boozer @JustBoozer

Baton Rouge, LA

I'm a big fan of slow cooker meals that you can walk away from and come back to at the end of the day. This is not one of them. To do this correctly, you have to monitor your progress, but you're going to love the results.

Just Boozer @JustBoozer

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Ingredients

510 mins

10 servings

2 bags (16 oz)each) red beans
1/4 cupWorcestershire sauce
3 tbspgarlic salt
to tasteCajun seasoning
1onion
1 pkgsmoked sausage
16 ozSalt pork (or hamhocks & or pig tails) for seasoning - approx

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Steps

510 mins

1

You really need to soak your beans overnight. I've always been skeptical of this practice; but my mom says it keeps everyone from getting the farts. If I'm making beans on Sunday, I'll soak them in the crock pot with the Worcestershire sauce on Saturday night. 2 packages of beans usually equals a crock pot half full of water.
2

On the next day, add your garlic and Cajun seasoning before turning on your slow cooker. If I'm making supper for 6:30pm, the beans need to start cooking no later than 10 am. Put your slow cooker on the high setting.
3

3 hours into cooking, add your seasoning meats. If you're using hamhocks and/or pig tails, you can add them directly. If you are using salt pork, slice into strips and cook until brown before adding. If you are using salt pork, be sure to add the grease along with the meat!
4

After an additional 2 hours, finely chop your onion and add to the beans. Be sure to stir gently to mix them in well.
5

Slow cooking your beans will take approximately 8 hours to complete from start to finish once they're cooking. When you have 1.5 hours to go, cut your smoked sausage into medallions and then cut the medallions in half. Fry briefly in an iron skillet until slightly cooked and then add immediately to beans. Stir gently to mix well.
6

During the last hour of cooking, add additional garlic salt &/or Cajun seasoning to taste. The beans should have a creamy consistency at this point.
7

Serve over rice in bowls with bread of choice or cornbread.

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Just Boozer @JustBoozer

on January 04, 2016 02:13

Baton Rouge, LA

Retired karate master. I now spend my time creating in the kitchen. A bit of Southern cuisine, a bit of international, and many of my own creations. Look for some humor in my recipes too!**NEW RECIPES COMING SOON!**