Red Beans and Rice

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Delicious!!!

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I was very concerned with the "no soaking" of the beans. But darned if they weren't perfectly cooked after the 1.5hrs covered and 40mins uncovered.

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I'm an avid at-home cook, and understood this recipe completely. The beans were NOT tender after 2 hours (1 1/2 hrs with the lid on, then 30-40mins with the lid off.. ....the beans were STILL not tender after 3 1/2 hours either! But we were starving (at this point it was almost 9pm... So I'd say, this recipe probably takes a good 4-5 hours. I used regular red kidney beans.. the only difference between my method and Alton's, was that I used a stew pot, b/c i dont have a dutch oven. The pickled pork turns into amazing carnitas-style deliciousness. It doesn't taste "pickley" at all or anything. it falls apart and is moist and tender and wonderful. the onions/bell peppers pretty much die and disintegrate into the pot... i put a lot more pork in, so it kind of has this chili vibe to it. BOTTOM LINE: wicked tasty, but takes 4-5 hours to make. :(

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I grew up in New Orleans and i have never seen red beans and rice made with pickled pork-we always used andouille or ham.

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I loved the recipe just as it was, no changes except for the seasoning. The second time I made this recipe it was for a football game (first of the year 2010 for 10 of our friends. The only changes I made in the recipe was 2 1/2 cups of salt free vegetable stock for the rice, this is another layer of flavor for the better. Note I doubled the order so we could have some leftovers needless to say they ate it all, along with buffalo wings, sweet and sour meatballs, coconut chicken, (all from the FOOD TV and stir fried vegetables. I think the next time all I'm going to do is add a 1 lb. andouille sausage Thanks AB!

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I pickle the whole pork butt, and then freeze it in single or double portions with freezer bags. Makes it SO easy to make many batches throughout the season.

You won't be disappointed, it's so good!

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This makes a ton of food but it all gets eaten. My husband loves to take the leftovers for lunch at work. What a great way to eat well and save money. The flavors of this dish are so wonderful. Thank you, Alton.

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I didn't have time to make the pickled pork , so I used canned pork , and added a couple of drops of red wine vinegar to the mix . It worked .
I plan on using the pickled prok next time .
Watch your back Popeye's !

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I had this recipe at the neighbors and it was great!
I tried to make it and messed it all up. I did not know that you have to only use the pork and throw out the pickling juice. I am not a "cook" and when the recipe didn't mention to drain the juice or only use the pork, I used it all. After cooking over an hour and realizing something was wrong, I figured it out. For the sake of us non-cooks, please tell us when we are not supposed to use something. I will try it again another time and do it the "right way" since I know it is so tasty for a cook to make.

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I needed something different to go with my flank steak and came across this recipe. I did however substitute canned beans because it was last minute and used chopped bacon as my pork. This recipe is a real wimmer. I will plan anhead next time and make the pork and dried beans. It can be done in a matter of minutes this other way. Thanks Alton you are the best!