Crescent City Red Beans & Rice (Crock-Pot) Recipe

Name: Crescent City Red Beans & Rice (Crock-Pot) Recipe
Total time: 385 min
Ingredients: 1 lb dried kidney beans, I prefer the pink ones to the dark red ones; 1 ham hock (optional); 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground; 1 tablespoon chicken stock, powdered; 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder, I use one Knorr mini cube (optional); 1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional); 2 -3 bay leaves; 1 onion, chopped; 1 bell pepper, chopped; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 -2 tablespoons salt, according to your taste; 1 -2 teaspoons cajun seasoning, Tony Cacheres and Zatarains brand are both very good; 1/4 cup butter; 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, Chipotle flavored is really nice; 2 tablespoons cornstarch or 2 tablespoons cornflour; 1 lb smoked sausage

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I grew up working in our family restaurants around New Orleans, which is known as "The Big Easy" or "The Crescent City" (due to the shape of the Missi

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Ingredients

1 lb dried kidney beans, I prefer the pink ones to the dark red ones
1 ham hock (optional)
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground
1 tablespoon chicken stock, powdered
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder, I use one Knorr mini cube (optional)
1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
2 -3 bay leaves
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 -2 tablespoons salt, according to your taste
1 -2 teaspoons cajun seasoning, Tony Cacheres and Zatarains brand are both very good
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, Chipotle flavored is really nice
2 tablespoons cornstarch or 2 tablespoons cornflour
1 lb smoked sausage