Best 7 Anns Dirty Rice Recipes

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**Unveil the Richness of Ann's Dirty Rice: A Culinary Journey Through Louisiana's Heritage**

In the heart of Louisiana, where culinary traditions intertwine with vibrant history, lies a dish that embodies the true essence of Creole cuisine: Ann's Dirty Rice. This savory delight, steeped in a medley of bold flavors and textures, is a testament to the region's diverse culinary heritage. Join us on a culinary adventure as we delve into the secrets behind this iconic dish, exploring its origins, unique ingredients, and the distinct cooking techniques that bring it to life.

Our journey begins with an exploration of the origins of Dirty Rice, a dish believed to have emerged from the resourceful kitchens of enslaved African Americans in the antebellum South. Over time, it evolved into a staple of Louisiana's Creole cuisine, a testament to the resilience and creativity of its people.

The beauty of Ann's Dirty Rice lies in its versatility. This recipe offers two variations: the traditional version, which embodies the classic flavors of Creole cooking, and a vegetarian version, a contemporary take that caters to modern dietary preferences. Both recipes share a common foundation of aromatic vegetables, savory meats, and long-grain rice, but each offers its own unique twist.

In the traditional recipe, succulent chicken, tender pork, and smoky sausage come together in a flavorful union, while the vegetarian version relies on a medley of hearty mushrooms and bell peppers to create a satisfying and protein-packed dish. The key to both variations is the "dirty" element: a rich, flavorful broth infused with the essence of the cooked meats or vegetables, spices, and the holy trinity of Creole cuisine – bell pepper, celery, and onion.

As the rice simmers in this flavorful broth, it absorbs the vibrant flavors, resulting in a hearty and satisfying dish that is both comforting and complex. The addition of aromatic herbs and spices, such as thyme, bay leaves, and cayenne pepper, adds layers of depth and warmth, while a touch of heat from TABASCO® sauce provides a subtle kick.

Whether you opt for the traditional or vegetarian version, Ann's Dirty Rice promises an unforgettable culinary experience. Its rich history, bold flavors, and versatility make it a beloved dish that has stood the test of time. So gather your ingredients, fire up your stove, and embark on a journey into the heart of Louisiana's culinary heritage with this iconic dish.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

DIRTY RICE



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This classic Cajun dish pays homage to the Louisiana holy trinity (onions, bell peppers and celery). The finely chopped proteins give the rice its signature "dirty" look. Traditionally, dirty rice includes chicken liver -- you can omit it, but don't fear the liver! It adds another layer of texture and depth of flavor.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 50m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces hot sage pork sausage, casing removed
8 ounces ground beef
6 ounces chicken livers, finely chopped (optional)
1 medium onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 large celery ribs, diced
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice, rinsed and drained
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 scallions, sliced

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage, ground beef and chicken livers and cook, breaking the meat into small bits with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl with a slotted spoon.
  • Remove and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the Dutch oven. Add the onion, bell pepper and celery and cook down, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme and bay leaves and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the rice, oregano, smoked paprika, cayenne, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and cook about 30 seconds. Stir the cooked meat back in, then add the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a low simmer and cover. Cook until the rice is tender and has absorbed the liquid, about 18 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat. Remove and discard the bay leaves, stir in the scallions and season.

DIRTY RICE



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Dirty rice gets its color from caramelized sirloin and the roux - flour browned (but not burned) in oil. The New Orleans-based chef Isaac Toups offers a 15-minute roux shortcut in his book "Chasing the Gator," but you may find your roux browns more quickly in the smoking hot oil. Be sure to stir, stir, stir once you add the flour. You cannot walk away from the pot while making this roux. Prep the "trinity" - bell peppers, onion and celery - in advance as you won't have time to do it while the roux cooks. When the roux turns the color of milk chocolate, toss in the chopped vegetables to stop the roux from cooking any further. Instead of adding rice and the serving components, you could do as Mr. Toups suggests and use the meat gravy as a base for a lasagna ragu. Just throw in some fresh tomatoes and cook it down "until it's nice and tight" and make it your lasagna filling.

Provided by Sara Bonisteel

Categories     grains and rice, side dish

Time 1h50m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 pound lean ground sirloin
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon grapeseed oil, or other neutral oil
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/3 cup amber beer
1/4 cup grapeseed oil, or other neutral oil
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/3 cup finely chopped celery
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup amber beer
1 cup chicken stock, plus more as needed
1 cup Louisiana jasmine or medium-grain white rice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 bunch scallions (green tops only), chopped
Kosher salt

Steps:

  • Sear the meat: Season the sirloin - just use it how it comes out of the tray from the grocery store - with 1 teaspoon of salt on each side.
  • In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until it starts to smoke. Place the sirloin in the skillet in one piece and let it sear until it browns and caramelizes, 3 to 5 minutes. Then flip it and repeat, 3 to 5 minutes longer.
  • Once the block of sirloin is well browned - nearly caramelized, chop it up in the pan with a metal spatula to sear the inside bits. Add the black pepper, cumin and cayenne and stir well. Cook for a minute. Add the beer to deglaze the pan, and cook 1 minute longer, scraping up any browned bits. Remove from the heat and set aside. At this point, you could freeze the meat.
  • Make the gravy: Start by making a dark roux. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over high heat until it just starts to smoke. Add the flour and immediately start stirring with a long-handled spoon. Stir constantly, scraping the bottom and edges well to keep the flour from burning. Once it's the color of milk chocolate, anywhere from 4 to 15 minutes (the most important thing to watch is the color of the roux), add the onion, bell pepper, and celery and stir together. Cook for a minute. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer. Add the beer and mix well.
  • In 1/3-cup increments, add the stock, stirring well between each addition. Reduce heat to low and stir frequently, but not continuously, until you have a well-emulsified gravy, thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 4 minutes.
  • Once the gravy is done, add the cooked beef. Bring the meat and gravy mixture back to a bare simmer. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours, or until the sauce has no chalky or floury flavor.
  • Make the rice: While the gravy is cooking, put rice, 2 cups water, salt and bay leaf in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and bring to a bare simmer. Stir, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let steam in the covered pan for another 10 minutes, until all water is absorbed. Fluff with fork. Spread it out in a single layer on a baking sheet and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • To serve: Add the cooked rice, butter and scallions to the meat gravy in the pot. Stir it all together over low heat, just to warm it all through. Add salt to taste and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 456, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 20 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 556 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

DIRTY RICE



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This is an easy recipe to make and it's very flavorful and spicy.

Provided by Candice

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Rice     Beans and Rice Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 22

2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chopped onion
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons annatto or achiote powder
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ⅓ cups uncooked white rice
2 ¾ cups water
1 teaspoon salt
3 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
1 ⅓ cups whole corn kernels, blanched
1 cup black beans, cooked and drained
¼ cup toasted pine nuts
freshly ground black pepper
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime, cut into wedges
2 teaspoons annatto powder

Steps:

  • In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and the chopped onions; saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Mix in the bell pepper, chili powder, ground annatto, chili flakes, cumin, and cinnamon. Saute for 2 minutes.
  • Pour the rice into the saucepan and stir to coat. Add the water and 1 teaspoon salt, and bring the rice to a boil over high heat. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low. Simmer the rice for 25 minutes.
  • When the rice is cooked, mix in tomatoes, corn, black beans, and pine nuts. Stir in salt, pepper and lime juice. When the mixture is heated through, spoon it onto plates and top with the sliced red onion and cilantro. Serve a wedge or two of lime with each plate to squeeze over the rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.1 calories, Carbohydrate 71.4 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 9.1 g, Protein 13.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 424.2 mg, Sugar 5.8 g

CHICKEN BREAST WITH DIRTY RICE



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Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 28

3 cups chicken broth
1 cup long-grain white rice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 small bundle thyme, tied with twine
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 rib celery, diced
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1 pint chicken livers and hearts, cleaned, diced small
8 ounces andouille sausage, casings removed, crumbled
1 ear corn, shucked, kernels removed
One 15.5-ounce can kidney beans, drained
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salt
2 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 airline chicken breasts
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
8 ounces green beans, trimmed

Steps:

  • For the dirty rice: Combine 2 cups of the chicken broth and the rice, garlic, bay leaf and thyme bundle in a medium pot. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and thyme; fluff the rice.
  • Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the celery, onions and bell peppers and sweat the vegetables for about 5 minutes. Add the chicken hearts and livers, andouille and corn; cook until browned. Add the remaining 1 cup chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits. Stir in the kidney beans. Add the garlic powder, paprika, cayenne, onion powder, oregano, thyme, red pepper flakes and 2 teaspoons salt. Simmer until the liquid reduces and everything is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add the rice to the skillet and stir to combine. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with the sliced scallions.
  • For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt all over and place them skin-side down in the pan. Sear both sides until golden brown. Add the butter and Worcestershire sauce and baste the chicken for a minute. With the breasts skin-side down, transfer the pan to the oven and cook until the internal temperature reads 160 degrees F, 10 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes.
  • Prepare an ice water bath in a bowl. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans to the pot and cook until bright green, about 3 minutes. Remove the green beans and immediately shock them in the ice bath to stop cooking; drain. Heat the remaining tablespoon oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the green beans and cook until warmed through and tender.
  • Serve the chicken with green beans and dirty rice.

DIRTY RICE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pound chicken gizzards
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons flour
1 pound ground pork
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 chopped bell peppers
1/2 chopped celery
4 cups cooked medium-grain white rice
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoons cayenne
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 deboned 3 pound chicken, carcass removed and skin intact
1 deboned 3 pound chicken, carcass removed and skin intact

Steps:

  • Boil the gizzards in water to cover in a saucepan over medium heat for about 1 hour, or until tender. Drain, reserving the broth. Finely chop the gizzards in a food processor. Combine the oil and flour in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stirring constantly for 8 to 10 minutes, making a dark brown roux. Add the ground pork to the roux and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the onions, bell peppers, and celery and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the vegetables are wilted. Add the chopped gizzards. Pour the reserved broth into a 1 cup measure. Add enough water to make a full cup. Add this to the pot.
  • Mix in the cooked rice, stirring to coat evenly and break up any clumps. Add the salt, cayenne, green onions, and parsley. Mix well. Cook until the rice is warmed through, stirring occasionally. Season the entire chicken with Essence. Stuff the quail in the chicken. Stuff the dirty rice into the cavity of the chicken, around the quail. Reserve the remaining dirty rice

SOUTHERN DIRTY RICE



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This recipe has been passed down for generations.

Provided by Kathleen

Categories     Side Dish     Rice Side Dish Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

¼ pound chicken gizzards, rinsed
½ pound chicken livers, rinsed and trimmed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups uncooked white rice
4 cups chicken broth
salt to taste
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup thinly sliced green onions

Steps:

  • Pulse gizzards in food processor, then pulse livers.
  • Heat oil in a large saucepan. Saute onion and gizzards over medium heat, stirring constantly, until meat begins to brown (about 5 minutes). Add livers and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until brown (about 3 minutes).
  • Add rice and stir until coated with oil. Add broth, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook about 20 minutes, until rice has absorbed liquid. Sprinkle with green onion and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.6 calories, Carbohydrate 41.7 g, Cholesterol 127.4 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 28.8 mg, Sugar 1.2 g

DIRTY, DIRTY RICE



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Believe it or not, the first place I ever had dirty rice was at Popeyes®. They were out of the red beans and rice. I'd never been a huge fan of liver before, but not only have I come to love dirty rice, I've also started to crave it with even more "dirt," i.e. more liver, pork, and aromatic vegetables, hence this redundantly named dish. While the traditional method cooks the rice first before "soiling" it, here we add all the "filth" at the beginning and cook it into the rice.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork     Pork Shoulder Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 ounces boneless pork shoulder, diced
1 yellow onion, diced
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced green bell pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1 andouille sausage, diced, or to taste
8 ounces chicken livers, minced
2 cups long-grain rice
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
4 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup sliced green onions
¼ cup chopped Italian parsley

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a high-sided pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork until well browned and fat is rendered, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in paprika, cumin, black pepper, cayenne, garlic powder, oregano, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables continue to soften, about 5 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to medium and add andouille sausage. Cook and stir to release some flavor, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chicken livers and rice until well coated. Season with salt, pour in broth, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Cover tightly; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, without stirring, until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is starting to get tender, about 25 minutes.
  • Add green onions and parsley; mix well. Continue cooking over low to medium-low heat until rice is tender, about 10 minutes more. Taste for seasoning and remove bay leaf before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 355.8 calories, Carbohydrate 55.2 g, Cholesterol 151.5 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 15.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 1479.9 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

Tips:

  • Use long-grain rice. This type of rice will remain separate and fluffy after cooking, making it ideal for dirty rice.
  • Rinse the rice before cooking. This will remove the starch from the rice, which will help to prevent it from becoming sticky.
  • Use a flavorful broth. The broth you use will add a lot of flavor to the dirty rice, so be sure to use a broth that you enjoy the taste of. Chicken broth, beef broth, and vegetable broth are all good options.
  • Don't overcook the rice. Dirty rice should be cooked until it is tender but still has a slight bite to it. Overcooked rice will be mushy and unappetizing.
  • Add your favorite seasonings. Dirty rice is a versatile dish that can be seasoned to your liking. Some popular seasonings include garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
  • Serve with your favorite sides. Dirty rice is a great main course or side dish. It can be served with fried chicken, roasted pork, or grilled fish. It can also be served with a simple salad or a bowl of soup.

Conclusion:

Dirty rice is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is a great way to use up leftover rice, and it can be easily customized to your liking. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give dirty rice a try. You won't be disappointed!

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