Cajun Red Beans & Rice ~ Foamheart

[chopsaw]

Nice catch there Johnmeyer them southern boys try to be confusing sometimes just to confuse the Yankees. :D

Warren

Well it's working. I'm more confused now than I was before he asked .

 

[foamheart]

I used lots of pictures thinking it would help. <Chuckles>

 

[johnmeyer]

Thanks to everyone for those replies. One way or the other, I'll find some true red beans the next time I make this.

 

[mike5051]

Great beans Foam! I'm slowly catching up here, been working way too much lately.

Mike

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks to everyone for those replies. One way or the other, I'll find some true red beans the next time I make this.

If you want, send me your address and I'll mail you a bag of Camellia beans. Or you can purchase them from Cajun Grocer online....
https://www.cajungrocer.com/camellia-red-kidneys-4.html

 

[johnmeyer]

If you want, send me your address and I'll mail you a bag of Camellia beans. Or you can purchase them from Cajun Grocer online....
https://www.cajungrocer.com/camellia-red-kidneys-4.html

Wow, that is an amazingly generous offer. I wouldn't ask you to do that, but I'll either get them at either the Cajun Grocer place you linked to (which looks very interesting) or Amazon. Amazon's price is higher, but the price shown is for two pounds, not one, and includes shipping:

Camellia Beans via Amazon

I'd rather give the business to the local operator, so when the time comes, I'll poke around their site and see what sort of hot sauces they have.

 

[ab canuck]

Great looking and sounding meal!!!
I am on my way there...... I will be picking some of those beans up to try at home!!!!
Congrats on the carousel ride......

 

[foamheart]

Great beans Foam! I'm slowly catching up here, been working way too much lately.

Mike

Thanks Mike.

Remember Mike, you can't take it with you. Nice to see ya still cruising around.

 

[foamheart]

Great looking and sounding meal!!!
I am on my way there...... I will be picking some of those beans up to try at home!!!!
Congrats on the carousel ride......

Thanks Charlie.

I think good beans are important but having the andouille, bacon trim & cajun sausage to throw in the pot...... Ya know the only spice I added was a pinch of salt! That is really unusual for me and it was delicious with out any of the normal seasoning I would have used. The real secret is the bay leaves only coonazz use them

 

[mike5051]

Thanks Mike.

Remember Mike, you can't take it with you. Nice to see ya still cruising around.

That's right Kevin! I heard today that you never see Brinks trucks following the hearse!

Mike

 

[foamheart]

That's right Kevin! I heard today that you never see Brinks trucks following the hearse!

Mike

In my case it will be a dozen Waste Disposal trucks with their lights on.....

 

[mike5051]

In my case it will be a dozen Waste Disposal trucks with their lights on.....

LOL! You made me spit beer on the monitor! :p

Mike

 

[HalfSmoked]

Hey no Brinks or Trash trucks here probably the Sewage Tank cleaning truck. :D

Warren

 

[Will Jones]

"If you want, send me your address and I'll mail you a bag of Camellia beans. Or you can purchase them from Cajun Grocer online....
https://www.cajungrocer.com/camellia-red-kidneys-4.html"

Ah yes the new guy here is very familiar with Cajun Grocer. My "go to" place for all things cajun. I love to make red beans and rice and Cajun Grocer has a great recipe for "Red Beans and Rice - My Way".

From my time spent in Louisiana, I can tell you those folks know how to cook and how to party but they can't build a road worth a damn. Damn near tore up my 5th wheel going over bridges in south Louisiana.

 

[indaswamp]

but they can't build a road worth a damn.

It's the sediment that Louisiana is built on-no bedrock like up north. That combined with the heat is hard on roads.

 

[bluewhisper]

Oh yeah

https://www.cajungrocer.com/pepper-sauce.html

 

[bluewhisper]

It's the sediment that Louisiana is built on-no bedrock like up north. That combined with the heat is hard on roads.

In geology class they said the whole Mississippi delta is sediment and the weight of it all is making the ground sink. But that sediment is no longer being replenished due to reservoir construction upstream. That's why parts of New Orleans are lower than the river, and part of the reason why the delta is washing away.

One geology professor described stepping out of a bar with a buzz and looking up at the lights of ships passing by.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

That looks phenomenal Foam, thanks for the detailed post!

 

[mosparky]

I couldn't take it anymore. Got a pot started this afternoon. Man, I think I need a longer day to do this. I had to improvise a bit. Powdered garlic, ground cayenne, and ground bay. Meats are 8 oz bacon (store bought) 14 oz andouile and maybe 12 oz leftover ham steaks. It's gonna be meaty for sure. I think I got a bit too much water and now have to wait forever for it to reduce. Smell is great, but sampling the pot liquor is a culinary nirvana. I'll do it again just for the pot liquor.
Do you cook it all the way down to achive the creamy paste consistancy or do you strain it off and serve ?

 

[foamheart]

That looks phenomenal Foam, thanks for the detailed post!

LOL... wow its computer lag.....LOL

Thanks a lot.