Lousiana Beans and Rice - edible Southeastern Massachusetts

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 – 4 jalapeno or shishito peppers, chopped
• 4 large tomatoes, cut into chunks (frozen or canned in winter)
• 4 cups vegetable or other stock
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce, or to taste
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups uncooked brown rice
• 3 cups cooked or canned kidney beans (or other favorite legume)
• ¼ cup chopped fresh chopped parsley or cilantro, optional