http://thepauperedchef.com/2006/10/red_beans_and_r.html Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:54:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://thepauperedchef.com/2006/10/red_beans_and_r.html/comment-page-1#comment-1635 Blake's friend Cam's Mom Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:23:18 +0000 http://blakeroyer.com/?p=375#comment-1635 <p>Nick, I made this Sunday night and it was delicious! I had a ham bone in the freezer (from Easter!), and used Amy's chicken andouille sauasage (also in the freezer, thanks to quantity purchase at Costco). Having lived in New Orleans for 8 years, I've been making red beans for 30. As you suspected, you do NOT need to waste 8 cups of chicken broth; just use water. I did. Also, in New Orleans they like a creamy gravy with the beans; it is made by putting a lot of cooked beans in a bowl, mashing them with the back of a fork, and returning them to the pot to thicken the liquid until you achieve just the consistency you like. </p> Nick, I made this Sunday night and it was delicious! I had a ham bone in the freezer (from Easter!), and used Amy's chicken andouille sauasage (also in the freezer, thanks to quantity purchase at Costco). Having lived in New Orleans for 8 years, I've been making red beans for 30. As you suspected, you do NOT need to waste 8 cups of chicken broth; just use water. I did. Also, in New Orleans they like a creamy gravy with the beans; it is made by putting a lot of cooked beans in a bowl, mashing them with the back of a fork, and returning them to the pot to thicken the liquid until you achieve just the consistency you like.

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