Easy Red Beans and Rice

This looks delicious. I live in Australia and can never seem to find Liquid Smoke. I feel like I’m missing out on something tasty. Good excuse to order some online and make this recipe. Thanks

Easy Red Beans and Rice

In traditional recipes, long slow cooking breaks down the beans and gives them their creamy texture. I shorten that cooking time by using pre-cooked red beans and pureeing half of them in the food processor. The food processor also shortens the time it takes to chop the vegetables that give New Orleans red beans their characteristic flavor.

Ingredients
1 medium onion
1/2 green pepper
2 ribs celery
3 cloves garlic
3 15-ounce cans red beans (no sugar added) drained and well-rinsed
1 15-ounce can fire-roasted tomatoes
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt optional or to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 - 1 teaspoon red pepper cayenne, to taste
2 teaspoons hot sauce plus more to serve
Smoked salt or Liquid Smoke seasoning (optional)
cooked brown rice to serve

Instructions

1. Begin heating a large, non-stick pot over medium-high heat as you use the food processor to chop the vegetables:
2. Cut the onion into quarters and pulse it in the food processor to mince; add it to the heated pan. Cut the pepper into quarters and chop it finely in the processor; add it to the pan. Cut the celery into 2-inch long pieces and chop it and the garlic in the processor; add it to the pan.
3. get the full instructions @ blog.fatfreevegan.com

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