Red Beans and Rice

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2010, America's Test Kitchen TV

In New Orleans, local ingredients transform a dollar’s worth of dried beans into a creamy, smoky stew. To re-create that rich flavor, we had to find the right substitutions.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 2¼ hours, plus 8 hours soaking

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To replicate this traditional red beans and rice recipe from New Orleans using ingredients easily found in supermarkets across the country, we made some simple substitutions: small red beans for Camellia-brand dried red beans and bacon for ...

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