Master Your Mardi Gras Celebration With Red Beans and Rice

For a hearty stew that’s full of flavor, used dried beans—canned beans won’t hold out long enough.

Red beans are a staple for Creole dishes. Dreamstime/TNS

By Meredith Deeds From Star Tribune

New Orleans is known for good food, and lots of it. No trip to the Crescent City would be complete without a taste of gumbo or jambalaya, or a big bite out of a po'boy or muffuletta sandwich. Still, no dish is as quintessentially Creole as red beans and rice.