2 16-oz cans red beans
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp hot sauce
1/4 tsp liquid smoke
3 tbsp bacon fat
2 cups cooked white rice drained
Start the rice. I’m using Uncle Bens Converted White Rice. Boil 1.5 cups water, 1/2 cup rice, 1 Tbsp butter. Once boiling, turn heat to low for 20 minutes.
Pour 2 cans of beans (juice and all) into a large saucepan. Add water, onion powder, garlic powder, hot sauce, salt, liquid smoke and bacon fat.
Use a potato masher partially mash the beans and ingredients together. Don’t mash them all – you still want some chunks of bean.
Cook slowly over medium heat until thick and water is evaporated – about 15 minutes. Stir frequently so beans don’t stick.
When rice is done, remove from heat and let sit for five minutes to fluff up and absorb remaining water
Once the beans and rice are done cooking, remove them both from the heat
To stay authentic to Popeyes, serve the rice over the bean mixture