Slow Cooker Red Beans
- 2 bags (16 oz each) red beans
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tbsp garlic salt
- to taste Cajun seasoning
- 1 onion
- 1 pkg smoked sausage
- 16 oz Salt pork (or hamhocks & or pig tails) for seasoning - approx
- You really need to soak your beans overnight.
- I've always been skeptical of this practice; but my mom says it keeps everyone from getting the farts.
- If I'm making beans on Sunday, I'll soak them in the crock pot with the Worcestershire sauce on Saturday night.
- 2 packages of beans usually equals a crock pot half full of water.
- On the next day, add your garlic and Cajun seasoning before turning on your slow cooker.
- If I'm making supper for 6:30pm, the beans need to start cooking no later than 10 am.
- Put your slow cooker on the high setting.
- 3 hours into cooking, add your seasoning meats.
- If you're using hamhocks and/or pig tails, you can add them directly.
- If you are using salt pork, slice into strips and cook until brown before adding.
- If you are using salt pork, be sure to add the grease along with the meat!
- After an additional 2 hours, finely chop your onion and add to the beans.
- Be sure to stir gently to mix them in well.
- Slow cooking your beans will take approximately 8 hours to complete from start to finish once they're cooking.
- When you have 1.5 hours to go, cut your smoked sausage into medallions and then cut the medallions in half.
- Fry briefly in an iron skillet until slightly cooked and then add immediately to beans.
- Stir gently to mix well.
- During the last hour of cooking, add additional garlic salt &/or Cajun seasoning to taste.
- The beans should have a creamy consistency at this point.
- Serve over rice in bowls with bread of choice or cornbread.
red beans, worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion, sausage, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/490848-slow-cooker-red-beans (may not work)