How to Make Popeye's Copycat Red Beans and Rice
Serves 45 mins prep25 mins cook
This Popeye’s Copycat Red Beans and Rice is going to be your new favorite comfort food. Its perfectly cooked red beans and fluffy white rice is something you’ll dream about often.
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0 Cook the bacon in a saucepan until crisp. Remove, crumble, and set aside, leaving bacon grease in pan. (Or start with 3 Tbsp reserved bacon fat.) 2 Add beans (1 can drained, 1 with liquid), chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, Creole seasoning, cayenne, and liquid smoke. Stir well. 3 Simmer 15–20 minutes, stirring often. Remove ~1 cup beans, mash with potato masher, then return to pot for creamy texture. 4 Stir in apple cider vinegar + 1 Tbsp butter at the end. Adjust seasoning with salt/Creole seasoning to taste. 5 Serve beans in bowls, scoop rice on top (Popeyes-style), garnish with green onions and crumbled bacon.View original recipe