Cajun style lima beans and dirty rice
Cajun style lima beans and dirty rice

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, cajun style lima beans and dirty rice. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Great recipe for Cajun style lima beans and dirty rice. A little something I threw together as part of a Friday night dinner for myself and my wife. It's a turn on red beans and dirty rice.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook cajun style lima beans and dirty rice using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun style lima beans and dirty rice:
  1. Make ready 1/4 cup Pork bacon cheek ,  finely diced ,
  2. Get 1/4 cup Onion , finely diced ,
  3. Make ready 1/4 cup Green bell pepper , finely diced ,
  4. Take 1/4 cup Celery , finely diced ,
  5. Prepare 1 cup lima beans Frozen green ,
  6. Take 1/2 cup White rice ,
  7. Take 1 - 1/4 cups Water ,
  8. Take 1 tsp Cajun (or creole) seasoning , or to taste
  9. Make ready 1/4 tsp garlic Granulated ,
  10. Get 1/4 tsp black pepper Ground ,
  11. Make ready 1/4 tsp Dry Italian herbs ,
  12. Get 1/4 tsp cumin Ground ,
  13. Take green onion Chopped , for garnish

Melt butter and add onion and garlic. Add Rotels, beans, sausage and enough water to cover beans by one inch. Red beans and rice is a traditional dish of Louisiana Creole cuisine, (not originally of Cajun cuisine) traditionally made on Mondays with Camellia Red Kidney Beans, vegetables (onion and celery), spices (thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf) and pork bones as left over from Sunday dinner, cooked together slowly in a pot and served over popcorn rice. Packed full of smoked sausage, black beans, rice and tons of flavor!

Instructions to make Cajun style lima beans and dirty rice:
  1. Heat a medium saute pan and render the bacon slowly until crisp.
  2. Add the onion, bell pepper, cover and sweat, then cook uncovered until translucent.
  3. Add herbs and spices and saute briefly to release the oil-soluble flavors.
  4. Add water and bring to boiling point.
  5. Add lima beans and return to boil. Add rice and again return to boil.
  6. Reduce to simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
  7. Check for doneness and serve,

Dirty rice is a classic Cajun dish (sometimes simply called Cajun rice) that is typically made with chicken livers and/or gizzards and ground meat. The variety of meats and spices give the rice its signature "dirty" look (hence the name). Drain before using or See Notes Below! After the beans have sat, drain the water and sit the beans to the side. I disagree that andouille is absolutely essential to an authentic red beans & rice.

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