Red Beans and Rice ~ Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot Recipe 

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My family loves red beans and rice. I use the small red beans you mentioned and cook my rice in an old rice cooker that I love. When I smoke pork in my smoker I do extra to use as seasoning in my red beans. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

Yummy meal!

Wow 😮 sooo good 😋 comfort in a bowl 🙏

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Happy father's day love love all your recipes I'm a big fan thank u for all the delicious recipes God bless

Rice and red kidney beans (both separate or mixed) is our day to day meal in Puerto Rico.

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I really enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing. I am going to try your recipe.

My God! It looks delicious and I am a vegetarian! Well done Louise xx

Hi, Jon here from New Orleans, Ive been following you Louise, learning how to cook. This is my first cmmt. I felt it was good place to mention that when I started cooking, following you & your recipes. I didn’t know if we wld be a good match. Your ‘seasoning’ differed in the type used , and the flavor from what accustomed to. But I thought, no one I know , flavors their food like I do and in terms of Louisiana seasoning. Because of the style of cooking and the kind of meals we eat locally, No 2 dishes taste the same . In fact, meals are seasoned just enough, so that each individual can add ‘more’ flavor according to their pref, more s/p , more spice, and tobacco (hot sauce) etc. After coming to this realization, we were back on. I need to cut back on salt for health reasons, and I would like to cook for all enjoy. Ive never cooked red beans /rice, and bought the ingredients, abt a month ago. Camellia brand is the only brand I’ve ever seen cooked and in the grocery shelves. Whether red, or white beans (i.e. big Lima’s or navy beans) Camellia is only brand I’ve seen. People usually cook w/ smoke sausage, or ham/ham-hock. I gonna use andouille, but it is more commonly used w/ chicken and sausage, pref “andouille” in gumbo. Since im new to cooking, never observed anyone cooking red beans. I didn’t know the level of diff. So Ive been apprehensive to start. I asked someone abt soaking the beans as other recommended by other recipes, i was told it’s to soften the beans, but wasnt necessary when pressure cooking. This vid auto played , w/ impeccable timing. Unsure if you’re aware, RB’s are traditionally cooked on Mondays, which is known as “wash day. ” The day you put a pot of beans on the stove, and go down to the river to wash clothes. (Of historical context) By word of mouth from native residents, they will tell you the trad still holds true today. Lunch specials from restaurants, to cafeterias, kitchens this what’s being served in much of SE Louisiana. I will speak for myself, (and everyone I know ;) “Tony’s” seasoning in green. I , we put it on everything. if you can’t season , or if your lazy, Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning is all you need, it has all the flavor (the green container, there are other versions In Tony’s line.) Become acquainted w/ it and sample first ,pls use w/ caution, a lil really goes a long way. It’s Salty and it’s Spicy , it’s easy to overdo it achieving too much of one or the other. Your RB looked perfect, they held their shape, i bet they tasted authentic. It’s common to beans broken down in pieces and taking on a creamier consistency. (e.g. RB from Popeyes Fried Chicken) This is good too. I would img that’s from stirring, longer cook time on the stove wld cause this to happen. If it happens, it doesn’t mean something was done incorrectly, this may be preferred . I dare to say, I think I’ve seen more creamier preps served. I’ll return w/ an update. after I cook mine. Cornbread (Jiffy brand of choice, “sweetened” ) is the accompaniment of choice. It’s often served w/ RB&Rice here locally. Thanks for taking the time to show that red beans and rice can be made w/ ease w/out sacrificing its authentic taste . Edited shortened content

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This looks incredible!! I made the America's test kitchen version of red beans and rice last night. They add red wine vinegar at the end for the acidity. I'm definitely going to try pressure cooking it all next time!!

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Looks delicious 😋 going to try this as we love beans and rice yum! Thanks ❤️

New Orleanian here...very glad you used Camellia beans! I'm surprised you didn't smash a few against the side of the pot (I remember you writing about the creamy consistency you loved in Nashville). Looking forward to giving your method a try with tasso in my Fioodi!

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Hi there from Delight, Arkansas!

It looks so good!

Making this tonight Louise, only change I made was to pretty liberally season the chop and sear the fat cap a little, and I added a little cajun seasoning because I was out of thyme and mine has it in it. Can't wait to taste it!

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Thank you so much !

I make this pretty often on the stove.. Hubby grew up eating it here in TX. I'm from illinois and had never heard of it. I followed Paul Prudhomme's recipe with a few changes I've made over the years. I always use Camilla beans on the stove with an over night soak.. I made this in the instant pot with red kidney beans, and they were hard as a rock after an hour. Yesterday I used pinto beans with hocks, and after 50 minutes they were tender. So I've only made this twice in my IP 6 quart. I am going to make yours (minus the lemon). What an awesome trick with the rice in the pan.. No clue what par cooked rice is.

I can’t wait to try this! Thank you so much for all of your delicious recipes! ❤️

I think you know this, but these foodi recipes are perfect for campers without ovens or a lot of tools in their kitchen.

Making me want to head to NOLA!

Hi Thanks for sharing, I absolutely love this, I'm gonna give it a try 😁 Yummy, love recipe s too,

Oh that looked so good!

As usual, you make me want to try and eat everything you make! Even at 9 am! Lol Thank you so much for your recipes!

Looks good to me.

As always a great new dish to try, thanks so much

Looks delicious! Like the idea of the lemon juice at the end. I'd probably skip the pork chop and just pick all the meat off the ham hock and throw it back in.

Love this recipe! I never tried the ham hock addition, but will. I usually use smoked pork tasso, but hey, change is good! :)

Some old traditional Cajun recipes call for some pickled pork shoulder ... but it's hard to find, so instead I use 1-2 tsp Red Wine Vinegar (instead of lemon juice).

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I love red beans and rice, I grew up on it. I never made it inside the IP before so I have a question. Can we cook the rice with the beans (without the pot insert) at the same time that way we don’t have to cook the rice separately ?.

That looks gwood. Have you tried with kielbasa as opposed to andouille

Hi, great recipe! I added it to my menu to try it. Also, where can I get that double-sided gray & white spoon/spatula utensil? I didn't see it on your Amazon storefront. :)

Looks delicious 😋 never added lemon juice, will try it . I use Louisiana hot sauce for the acid/ brightness , it’s delicious!

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i soaked my beans over night but now I want to pressure cook it. Will it be alright?

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@TheSaltedPepper, yeah I'm sure it was tasso that they used. I'm a Cajun from Louisiana. I live in California now so. no chance of finding Tasso here, but it's easy to make. Buy a small block of salted pork from the grocery store. When u get home, slice it in the size of a thick cut bacon, highly season it with cajun seasoning. Keep in mind that you should overseason it. Think of Tasso as Thick Cut fatty bacon on steroids. A lof of flavor into a half a slice bcuz it's not mean to be eaten on it's own. It's only added into dry beans or other dishes that has a gravy.

Can I substitute pinto beans if it’s all I have on hand? Any changes in cook time or liquids?

That looks absolutely amazing!! But my heart sank when you said smoked sausage ☹️ I don’t understand why, but I hate smoked sausage!! I love smoked bacon, fish and cheese, I’m not keen on smoky barbecue sauces, but I like the ones which have a very mild smoke flavour, I hate cold smoked salmon but, I think that’s more of a texture thing, because I love hot smoked salmon. Actually writing it down like this, I’m wondering why some things I love and some I hate! I’m probably just weird! 🤪

Hi Louise! I've always added sport pepper vinegar/pepper "sauce" to my red beans and rice. I wonder with the heat from the sport peppers if I should cut back further on the cayenne?

In the U.K., kidney beans must be either soaked or boiled quickly and water drained before using… so would I do this as usual before adding to the pot

Love this dish. Where do I find the written recipe?

Well I was accepting of all the spices but I don’t know about that lemon. 😂. MY Tip for when I make beans and rice. Instead of the hammock or Tasso I sometimes use a smoke turkey leg or wings. It gives the smokiness and adds meat.

Next time try soaking your beans overnight, and for your smoked meat(try Turkey necks or pig tails), put the meat under pressure for about 5 minutes and then use the liquid for your beans. Also add a little sugar

Hi. I couldn’t see beans in the list of ingredients.

Did u soak your bean?

No soak = GAS

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I thought dry kidney beans needed to be soaked beforehand because of the high amount of lectins in kidney beans.

Why is this video 25 minutes long? Too much yapping and not enough cooking.

who really cares if you have a messy bowl????