Red Beans and Rice DID Miss Her

by Monika Bartyzel (Subscribe to Monika Bartyzel's posts)
Posted Jan 15th 2009 3:03PM
Filed under: Recipes

To the beanpole dames in the magazines: You ain't it, Miss Thing!
Give me a sister, I can't resist her.
Red beans and rice didn't miss her!

The extent of my experience with red beans and rice is relegated to the world of Sir Mix-A-Lot and "Baby Got Back." (And Jonathan Coulton, although Richard Cheese, sadly neglects the red beans and rice part of the tune. Anyhow...) No in-person glimpses. No savory smells. No taste.

But I really think that needs to change, especially after seeing Simply Recipes' new post on Red Beans and Rice. I admit it -- I'm writing this post because Elise's post sent me into a flurry of Mix-A-Lot nostalgia, but I'm also salivating. I've never been so attracted to a plate of beans before. I might just have to brave the below-zero weather and get me some ham shanks tomorrow. And maybe some bigger underwear if this leads me to Sir Mix-A-Lot land.

Are there any red beans and rice recipes you go nuts for?

Tags: red beans, red beans and rice, RedBeans, RedBeansAndRice, rice, SIr Mix-A-Lot, SirMix-a-lot

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1-15-2009 @ 3:40PM

Brian J. Geiger said...

I believe you'll find that the Jonathan Coulton cover does include the Red Beans and Rice reference, though I don't know if he always does it in the live versions. It's definitely in the Thing a Week version.

1-15-2009 @ 4:09PM

Monika said...

Brian-

Gah.. I should've checked my mp3 and not a few YouTube videos. Thanks for the heads up!

.. and why isn't red beans and rice good enough for live performances?

1-15-2009 @ 4:53PM

woostery said...

That recipe looks quite good to me, though I adapt my red beans and rice recipes a bit.

d'Artagnon andouille is mandatory. (d'Artagnon makes by far the best I can get here in the Northeast--it's incredibly delicious). And I add a bay leaf and touch of ground toasted cumin, too.

And serve it with a coarse cornbread.

Actually this would be great food for this horribly cold weather.

1-16-2009 @ 2:04PM

drue said...

I like to use Tasso.....if you can get Tasso.

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