To make this New Orleans purple beans and rice dish, begin by gathering your substances. You will have water, a yellow onion, a inexperienced bell pepper, dried purple beans, smoked sausage, Creole seasoning, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and cooked rice. Conventional New Orleans purple beans and rice will both use a kielbasa sausage, like Carli used right here, or an andouille sausage. Carli additionally notes that “whereas some recipes name for a ham hock, [she] favor[s] to omit it as the flavour is lots wealthy from the sausage”. Add it if you wish to, or you’ll be able to skip it!