Grammy's Kitchen · Red Beans and Rice · Louisiana Style Red Beans and Rice with Saus
One of 31 red beans and rice recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
It ranks #1 of 31 for moistness among the red beans and rice recipes we compared. 162 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 31.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 512% | 162% |
| fat | 10% | 2% |
| protein add | 306% | 133% |
| vegetables and beans | 86% | 23% |
| aromatics | 222% | 21% |
| salt | 6% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb. dry red beans ($1.96) |
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp cooking oil ($0.08) |
| 397 g | 14 oz. Andouille sausage* ($3.47) |
| 150 g | 1 yellow onion ($0.70) |
| 120 g | 1 green bell pepper ($0.86) |
| 120 g | 3 ribs celery ($0.56) |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic ($0.16) |
| 5 g | 2 tsp smoked paprika ($0.20) |
| 1 g | 1 tsp dried oregano ($0.10) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp dried thyme ($0.10) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp garlic powder ($0.05) |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp onion powder ($0.05) |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper ($0.03) |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper ($0.04) |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves ($0.20) |
| 1420 g | 6 cups water ($0.00) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped parsley ($0.20) |
| 18 g | 1 Tbsp salt, or to taste ($0.09) |
| 278 g | 1.5 cups long grain white rice, uncooked** ($0.72) |
| 450 g | 3 green onions ($0.30) |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I think this may be the best dish I have ever made...srsly, I will be making this again and again!!!! I followed the recipe exactly EXCEPT I didn't have any smoked paprika just sweet, but I did have some mesquite liquid smoke flavor so added just a touch of th” — a cook, 5★
“I just made this with what I had. I used pinto beans, no soaking, and a left over ham hockey. It still tastes authentic! I have relatives in N.O. and we visited every yr growing up and was craving Aunt Joyce's red beans and rice. You did a great job with this” — a cook, 5★