How to Make Louisiana Style White Beans | Southern White Beans Recipe

andouille sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made from scraps.

Soak white beans overnight.

Chop up 1 pound of andouille sausage.

Dice 3 stalks of celery.

Dice half a yellow onion.

Dice a green bell pepper.

Mince 5 cloves of garlic.

In a Dutch oven, add about 2 teaspoons of olive oil.

Add the andouille sausage and brown on each side.

Add 2 tablespoons of butter; once melted, add the diced onion, celery, and bell pepper (the Trinity).

Let that cook down for about 5 minutes.

Add the minced garlic.

Add 1 pound of white beans.

Add as many smoked turkey necks as you would like.

Pour in 4 cups of chicken broth and 2 cups of water.

Add a cap of shrimping crab seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and parsley.

Add 3 to 4 bay leaves and 2 sprigs of thyme.

Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Mash some of the beans at the hour and a half mark (optional, helps make them creamier).

Remove the thyme stems and bay leaves.

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