Vegan Red Beans and Rice

Name: Vegan Red Beans and Rice
Total time: 625
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package dry red kidney beans; 3 stalks celery, chopped; 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 6 large cloves garlic, peeled; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 8 cups water, divided; 4 dashes liquid smoke flavoring; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup uncooked white rice; salt to taste

Recipe by Lauren Reese from allrecipes.com

Dinner 10 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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1 (16 ounce) package dry red kidney beans
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3 stalks celery, chopped
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1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
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1 green bell pepper, chopped
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6 large cloves garlic, peeled
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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2 teaspoons dried thyme
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1 teaspoon dried oregano

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½ teaspoon ground black pepper
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½ teaspoon ground cumin
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¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
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8 cups water, divided
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4 dashes liquid smoke flavoring
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2 bay leaves
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1 cup uncooked white rice
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salt to taste

Instructions

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.