Red Beans and Rice
Creamy stewed beans over rice with the holy trinity and a bit of cajun heat.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 50 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $8.86
Ingredients
- 45 oz canned kidney beans
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onions
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1/2 bunch celery
- 4 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp cajun / creole seasoning
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 cup long grain white rice
- 1 tsp hot sauce (louisiana style)(optional)
Method
Cook the diced onion, pepper and celery in the olive oil for 8 minutes, until soft.
Add the garlic, cajun seasoning and bay leaves and cook one minute.
Add the drained beans and the broth and bring to a simmer.
Cook 30 minutes, mashing a good third of the beans against the pot so the liquid turns creamy.
Cook the rice while the beans simmer.
Remove the bay leaves, season with salt and serve over the rice with hot sauce.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $79.62 | $19.91 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| United States | $35.43 | $8.86 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £24.70 | £6.18 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $48.59 | $12.15 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٦٩٥٫١٨ ج.م. | ١٧٣٫٨٠ ج.م. | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 11,77 € | 2,94 € | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $889.04 | $222.26 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $50.11 | $12.53 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 22,34 € | 5,59 € | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 17,44 €* | 4,36 € | 6 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 31,38* | € 7,85 | 6 of 10 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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