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Whether you are making dinner for yourself, or for your family, the recipe in today's newsletter is great. There's something very special in making your own pot of beans in a Dutch oven. The rice is good too.
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Red Beans and Rice
A classic dish, sure to become a favorite at your house. This recipe was a blue-ribbon winner at the State Fair of Texas.
- 1-1/2 cups dried red or pinto beans
- 6 cups water
- 3 carrots, grated
- 3 medium onions, chopped
- 8 strips of bacon, diced
- 5 cups chicken stock
- dash of garlic salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup uncooked white rice (not instant rice)
- Rinse and pick over beans.
- Put beans and water in a Dutch oven or large pot, bring to boil and boil for 45 minutes.
- Drain.
- In another pan, sauté bacon, carrots and onion until onion is softened, but not browned.
- Mix drained beans and bacon mixture, and add the chicken stock.
- Cook over medium heat 15 minutes.
- Stir in spices, lower heat and simmer about 2 hours or until beans are soft.
- Add rice and, if necessary, more chicken stock.
- Simmer for 1 additional hour.
- Salt to taste.
The serving dishes in our photograph are Fiesta dinnerware.
What to make with red beans and rice? How about some cornbread?
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