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White Beans and Shrimp Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 pound dried white beans ( Camilla the best)
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
1 cup green peppers
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh pepper
2 teaspoon fresh thyme
3 tablespoons garlic
3 -4 bay leaves
Hot pepper flakes or cayenne pepper (a pinch at first)
1 1 lb clean, peeled shrimp and/or 1 pound smoked sausage (andouille better)
3 tablespoons oil
6 cups water (chicken or beef stock)
Pot of cooked rice
Directions:
Directions:
Place the beans in a pot of water and soak overnight. Drain water.
Slice sausage into lengthwise bites. Add oil to a large pot. Brown sausage and remove. ( Can add seasoned ham bits or smoked turkey) Peel and Devein shrimp. Set aside. Place onions, peppers, and celery in greased pot. Sauté 3-4 minutes until soft. Add seasonings and cook an additional 1 minute.

Add the beans and stock or water, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered. Stir occasionally. Cook for about 2-3 hours until beans are tender and start to thicken. Add a little water as needed if too thick.

Take the back of a large spoon and mash some of the beans against the side of the pot when tender. Add sausage back, if using. Continue to cook until the beans are tender and creamy, 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaves. Shut off the burner.

Place shrimp in the pot, stir, and replace the top. Shrimp will cook perfectly in hot beans. Cover beans to keep hot. Beans are even better the next day. You can also cook in low crockpot 8 hours.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Monday’s “Laundry Day.” Today Louisianans continue to enjoy red beans and rice, a habit started in the late 1700s. Local housewives and housekeepers tossed meaty ham bones leftover from Sunday’s dinner into simmering pots of beans left to cook all day on “Laundry Day.”
One of my earliest memories of Grandma Gweneth DeMesme is walking into her house with the familiar smells of spices coming from three pots on the stove; one simmering the red beans, one simmering stewed chicken and always the pot of rice simmering. The thought of it makes me smile still. I can still smell it. Mmmm!

 

 

 

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