Best Vegan Red Beans And Rice Recipes

VEGAN PRESSURE COOKER RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Turn on the sauté setting of a 6- to 8-quart electric pressure cooker and heat the oil. Add the onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until limp and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the celery and bell pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the chopped garlic, miso paste, smoked paprika, sweet paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne and sage (if using). Grind in a generous amount of black pepper and add 3/4 teaspoon salt. Stir well to combine all the ingredients, then turn off the sauté setting.
• Add the beans, bay leaves, thyme and 5 1/2 cups water. Scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen any browned bits. Cook on high pressure until the beans are creamy, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• Turn off the pressure cooker and allow the pressure to reduce naturally for 10 minutes, then release the remaining pressure manually and open the lid. Add the soy sauce, and season to taste with salt and cayenne. Using a fork, mash some of the beans against the side of the pressure cooker to make the mixture creamy. It will continue to thicken as it sits, or you can turn on the sauté setting and let the mixture bubble for a few minutes to thicken. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Top the beans with hot cooked rice and scallions; serve with hot sauce.

VEGAN RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Place red beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
• Add celery, onion, bell pepper, and garlic to a blender and process until just shy of a puree.
• Add vegetable oil to a saucepan or stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir vegetable mixture for 5 minutes. Add thyme, oregano, black pepper, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring regularly, for 2 minutes more.
• Add 6 cups water, the beans, liquid smoke, and bay leaves. Stir to combine and turn heat up to high. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and let simmer until beans begin to fall apart, 2 to 3 hours.
• Bring remaining water and rice to a boil in another saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Pour most of the cooking liquid from the beans into a bowl and reserve. Remove bay leaves. Mash about 1/3 of the beans, adding as much of the reserved liquid as necessary to reach preferred thickness. Mix with the unmashed beans and season with salt. Serve beans over rice.

VEGAN SLOW COOKER RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large (12-inch) skillet over medium. Add the onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring, until the onion is limp and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the celery and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the chopped garlic, miso paste, smoked paprika, sweet paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne and sage, if using. Grind in a generous amount of black pepper and add 3/4 teaspoon salt. Stir to combine until the miso has dissolved, then remove from the heat and scrape the mixture into a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Add the beans, bay leaves, thyme and 6 cups water. Cook on high until the beans are very tender and creamy, about 7 hours.
• If your beans are not bubbling at all by the time they are done cooking, turn the heat up to high and let them bubble for about 10 minutes, to make them easier to digest.
• Before serving, add the soy sauce, and season to taste with salt and cayenne. Using a fork or the back of a spoon, mash some of the beans against the side of the slow cooker to make the mixture slightly creamy. (It will continue to thicken as it sits.) Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Top the beans with hot cooked rice and scallions; serve with hot sauce.

INSTANT POT® VEGAN RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Place broth, water, beans, rice, onion, bell pepper, celery, Creole seasoning, garlic, hot sauce, thyme, oregano, and bay leaves in the bottom of a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Stir to combine. Close and lock the lid.
• Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 50 minutes. Allow 20 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Remove the lid, stir, and let stand for 10 minutes to thicken.
• Divide among serving dishes and garnish with parsley.

ROBERTO MARTIN'S VEGAN RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Rinse rice thoroughly.
• Place rice in a large pot with a tightly fitting lid with 3 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes covered. Or until all water has been absorbed.
• Removed pot from heat and keep covered until needed.
• In a blender, put 1/2 kidney beans and 4 cups vegetable broth and blend until smooth. Add remaining beans to mixture, do not blend. Set puree aside.
• Heat a 4-5 qt stew pot over high heat, add oil, wait until it simmers.
• Add onion and celery and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon until translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add garlic, cook another 2 minutes.
• Add vegan sausage, chili powder, thyme, bean puree and bell pepper; bring again to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes stirring frequently.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• serve the red beans over rice and garnish with sliced scallions.

VEGAN RED BEANS AND RICE--MODIFIED TO NOT VEGAN OR RED

Steps:

• In a blender, purée three-quarters of the rinsed beans in the 2 cups of broth until smooth. Add the remaining beans to the puréed mixture but do not blend. Heat a 4- to 5-quart stew pot over high heat, brown the sausages, add the oil if needed. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes more. Add the Chile powder, thyme, bean purée and bell peppers, bring to a simmer, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the red beans over rice, garnished with the sliced scallions.

VEGAN RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Soak the red beans at least 24 hours, longer if you have the time.
• Place the beans in a 4qt pot with a lid. Cover wit the water they have soaked inches Add more water to make about 5 cups.
• Add 2-3 bay leaves to the mixture, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the beans are soft. This can take about 45 minutes depending on the beans.
• Take the diced vegetables and place them in the bottom of a crock pot or stock pot. Add the tyme, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
• Take about two cups of the bean liquid out of the pot. Save this liquid.
• Now pour the beans and remaining liquid over the vegetables in the crock pot. Add just enough of the extra liquid to cover the beans and vegetables. You may not have much extra bean liquid after this, but that's OK, just add water if you have to.
• Simmer this mixture for at least two hours, longer if you can. I like to start in the morning and leave the mixture in the crock pot until dinner. If the liquid begins to boil away, add more of the bean liquid or water to keep everything covered.
• Once the vegetables have fallen apart, mash some of the beans against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon. This should thicken the liquid to a gravy consistency.
• Let the mix simmer while you make the rice.
• Make the rice in another pot. Add 1c rice and 2c cold water, a dash of salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a low simmer and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is gone. Fluff with a fork before serving.
• To serve, put a big helping of rice on a plate. Cover with the red bean mixture. Serve with hot sauce.
• Note: To make a non-vegan version of this recipe just cook a ham bone with the beans. You can also add chopped ham or sausage to the mix, or serve with a porkchop or sausage on the side. You can vary the spices to your taste, but the bay, tyme, bell pepper, onion and celery make the basic flavor of the recipe so don't omit them.