Red beans and rice

[Anonymous]

Need recipe for red beans and rice. I’m not much of a cook so please make it simple because I got to cook it. Got to feed 4.

[namelusParticipant]

Do you have pressure cooker?

Take beans 1 cup per adult,

add 1 cup of water per cup of beans

I add bacon ends about 1/2 cup for 4 cups of bean

1 finely chopped medium onion

2 clove of Garlic finely chopped

1/2 can of beer or half glass of wine rest is for cook to make sure it was ok.

1/4 cup diced  cilantro

1/4 cup of finely diced rosemary

2 tsb of Chinese chili + garlic oil for those who want some spice.

Close pressure cooker heat till steamING not whistling, then transfer to low heat so it barely loses any steam leave for 4 hours.

Rice, oh how many choices there are.

Put in 1 cup per adult, rinse once clean add water even surface of the rice then you can either just and a finger knuckle over the level surface of rice with water or I add chicken or beef stock to make the volume. I do add some butter about 2 tsp.  And bring to a boil and let simmer till soft. Or of going  for 4 hour I boil and put in wonder bag to finish cooking off the stove.

I also add a fried egg on top when serving.

 

• This reply was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by  namelus.

[Anonymous]

@namelus

Thanks, that sounds good.

I should explained what I wanted it for. I want to know how to cook it over an open fire using cast iron cookware, after the SHTF.

[namelusParticipant]

If doing that  the pressure cooker still works and you can use dry ingredients

Cooking in regular pot  you need to soak rice for 3 hours and the beans for 12 hours. Rice cooks faster and without soaking beans don’t cook well at all in a slow simmer, you will need to cook for 1 hour the beans in a regular pot just top water till beans coveted as you will evaporate additional  water.  I would grease the pot first with raw bacon to help with scorching.  Cooking in coals is fastest next best is over fire on tri pod. Since most likely you will have only one pot you can cook beans till done then add the soaked rice serve in 5(drain all rice water before adding in) all in one pot. Get a stir stick as both will require stirring to stop charing.

 

If on the  move when you break camp in am put the beans in a ziplock heavy duty  and add water then shape to the top of your pack the rice goes with the other person  same thing. Keep the bags for next meal.

 

 

• This reply was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by  namelus.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by  namelus.

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