Red Beans and Rice
First of all, you know a recipe is good when it’s got a patina, aged to perfection! Molly serves this with shrimp.
Ingredients
1/2 stick butter
1 large onion, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large can chopped tomatoes with liquid
1 small can tomato paste with 4-5 cans of water
3 beef bouillon cubes
1 T Italian seasoning
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T soy sauce, adjust for your taste
Pepper sauce, to taste
1 pound Polish sausage, sliced
2-3 cans red beans, partially drained
Rice, cooked
Directions
1. Sautee butter, onion, celery, and garlic until the onions are clear. (Note: I throw these in the pot I’m going to use for the rest of the recipe…one less pan to wash!)
2. Add chopped tomatoes with liquid, tomato paste with water, bouillon, Italian seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and pepper sauce.
3. Simmer this mixture for three hours (or boil 1 hour, st
irring often.)
4. During the last half hour of cooking, add Polish sausage and red beans and let it low boil. (Note: I’ve used just about every sausage there is and all of them are tasty. Molly bakes her slices of sausage before adding it. I’m usually too lazy to!)
5. Serve over rice.
One last note…If the broth seems too thin, you can add cornstarch mixed with water during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Also, this recipe is easy to double or triple.
Brownie Pudding
Ingredients
1 C sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 C granulated sugar
2 T cocoa
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 C milk
2 T salad oil
1 t vanilla
1/2 C chopped walnuts
3/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C cocoa
1 3/4 C hot water.
Directions:
Sift together first 5 ingredients; add milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix till smooth. Stir in nuts.
Pour into greased 8x8x2-inch baking pan. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over batter. Bake at 350 degrees F about 40 minutes. Makes 6-8 servings.
An Alternative!
If brownie pudding seems too heavy after packing away beans and rice, you might try another of Molly’s faves…Super Strawberry Trifle.
Molly uses different fruits to make this yummy dessert. Fresh blueberries anyone?
For more about Molly’s crowd-pleasing meals and desserts, head over the blog post about her. She’s got some great ideas for you and I’ve included links when I could.
But, before you go…What are your go-to recipes for your family? We all want to know! Leave a comment.
Tracey Buchanan
Every time I make it I think of Molly bringing it to us after my wreck!
Brenda McElroy
Love that hand written recipe!