How to Make Popeye's Copycat Red Beans and Rice
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.
Ingredients
- 2 cans red beans 15 oz each, one drained, one with liquid
- 3 strips bacon or 3 Tbsp bacon fat for authenticity
- ½ cup chicken broth instead of water, for richness
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 tsp Creole seasoning Tony Chachere’s preferred
- ¼ tsp cayenne optional, for heat
- ¼ tsp liquid smoke
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar balances richness
- 1 Tbsp butter to finish
- 2 cups cooked long-grain white rice
- Green onions for garnish
Instructions
- 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.)3 strips bacon
- Add beans (1 can drained, 1 with liquid), chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, Creole seasoning, cayenne, and liquid smoke. Stir well.2 cans red beans, ½ cup chicken broth, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp Creole seasoning, ¼ tsp cayenne, ¼ tsp liquid smoke
- Simmer 15–20 minutes, stirring often. Remove ~1 cup beans, mash with potato masher, then return to pot for creamy texture.
- Stir in apple cider vinegar + 1 Tbsp butter at the end. Adjust seasoning with salt/Creole seasoning to taste.1 tsp apple cider vinegar, 1 Tbsp butter
- Serve beans in bowls, scoop rice on top (Popeyes-style), garnish with green onions and crumbled bacon.2 cups cooked long-grain white rice, Green onions for garnish
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