Bridget used to be known for her homemade red beans and rice.
This is New Orleans, and every Monday we citizens clamor for a nice steamy bowl of the good stuff.
Today’s not Monday, but we were really craving red beans, so here we are.
About a year ago we discovered Blue Runner Red Beans. Sorry Bridget, you just got served.
Yes, these beans are in a can, but after a little Blake Magic, they certainly don’t taste like they do.
I cube some turkey sausage and brown it in my enamel stock pot. When it’s browned, remove it from the pan.
Chop an onion and 2 stalks of celery and cook it in the pot with the sausage bits in the bottom. When the onions are see-through, add 1/2 cup hot chicken stock, scrape the bottom and reduce for a few minutes.
Add 2 large cans of the canned red beans. I season them with Kosher salt and some Tony’s.
Serve over rice.
It may be a carnal sin to enjoy canned beans as much as homemade, but believe me, you’ll never know the difference.
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I am somehow related to the man who founded Blue Runner. Best…beans…ever. My thoughts are why would you soak beans all day when you can pop open a can of this stuff, spice it up a bit, and it tastes even better!?
I used to rave about Bridget’s red beans. She would soak them and add about a million ingredients to get them tasting amazing. They were never this good though (I love you Beez!). The definitely need some help, but just a little.
Are you close to the man who founded Blue Runner. If so, send him this post!
Excellent post! As a South Louisianian, I am so thrilled to read about Blue Runner Red Beans. My mother would always dump a can or two of these into her nearly finished pot of Camellia brand red beans! The creamy texture is SO good.
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