Chorizo Red Beans And Rice Recipes

CLASSIC RED BEANS AND RICE WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in about 8 cups of water and 1 tablespoon sea salt.
• In the morning, drain the beans and rinse with fresh water.
• Line your slow cooker with a liner, and add the soaked beans and 4-6 cups of water. Add the bay leaves and garlic, and cook on high for 8 hours.
• When you get home from work, heat 1½ tablespoons olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion for about 5-6 minutes. When it is translucent, add the red bell pepper, sauté for about 3-4 minutes, and then add the skillet contents to the slow cooker.
• Sauté the chorizo in 1½ tablespoons olive oil for 4-5 minutes and remove from skillet.
• In the same skillet you used to cook the chorizo, sauté the bacon strips briefly, and then add them and the chorizo to the slow cooker. Cook on high for at least another hour while you make your brown rice.
• About 5 minutes before serving, dice the avocado, and douse with lime juice and a little sea salt.
• When the rice is done, put it around the edge of a pretty soup bowl and put the red beans and chorizo in the center. Top with the diced avocado.

RED BEANS AND RICE WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• In a medium pot over medium-high heat, add the bacon and cook until it begins to crisp around the edges, about 6 minutes.
• Add the onion, celery, pepper and garlic and cook until vegetables are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Add beans and chorizo, reduce heat, cover and simmer to blend flavors, about 25 minutes.
• Heat rice according to package directions.
• Ladle beans over rice and garnish with parsley.

CHORIZO RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the fresh chorizo links, reduce heat to medium and brown well on all sides. (Will not be completely cooked through at this point.) Transfer to a cutting board to cool. When the chorizo is cool enough to handle, slice lengthwise, then slice into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Meanwhile, add onion and Ancho pepper to the pan. Cook 4-5 minutes on medium-low or until beginning to soften. Add the garlic, chili powder, coriander, cumin, oregano and bay leaf and cook briefly, approximately 15 seconds.
• Add the tomatoes, chicken broth, chorizo and beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 12-15 minutes or until thickened and chorizo is thoroughly cooked through. Remove bay leaf.
• Season to taste with salt, black pepper and hot sauce. Serve with brown rice and sauteed peppers.
• Heat canola oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers and garlic and cook 3-4 minutes or to desired doneness. Add lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Serve atop beans and rice.

CHORIZO, BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally and breaking up sausage with spoon, until thoroughly cooked. Drain on paper towels.
• Stir in cooking sauce, 1/2 cup water and the beans; heat to boiling. Stir in rice and green onions; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 5 to 7 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with cheese and cilantro.

RED BEANS AND RICE WITH HAM AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• remove casing from chorizo and cook in frying pan, breaking it up.drain, and add to crock pot along with everything else. cook on low for at least 6 hours( the longer the better).add spices to taste.
• before serving if used a ham hock take out and pull meat off bone and add back to pot, discarding the bone.
• serve over rice or makes great burritos.

SPICY RED BEAN AND CHORIZO STEW

Steps:

• Place the beans in a large bowl with cold water to cover and soak for at least 4 hours or overnight; drain and rinse the beans.
• In a large, heavy frying pan, heat the oil over med-high heat.
• Add the onions, celery, and bell pepper and saute until softened and just beginning to brown, about 6 minutes.
• Add the garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute.
• Pour in 1 cup of the broth and stir to scrape up any browned bits on the pan bottom.
• Transfer the contents of the pan to a slow cooker and stir in the drained beans, remaining 3 cups broth, the vinegar, pepper flakes to taste, bay leaves, and chorizo.
• Cover and cook on LOW setting for 6-8 hours, stirring once or twice.
• The beans should be very tender.
• Discard the bay leaves; season with salt, pepper, and Tabasco.
• If desired, using the back of a spoon, mash some of the beans against the inside of the cooker to thicken the stew.
• Spoon rice into shallow bowls, top with the stew and serve.